BRANCH OF SERVICE
U.S. Army

RANK
Staff Sergeant - WWII

HOMETOWN
Paoli, IN

HONORED BY
Grateful American

Entered service on 14 August 1943 In Louisville,Kentucky.Discharged on 28 January 1946.Trained at Camp Van Dorn,Mississippi. Left on 6 November 1944 for England. Arrived in Marseille,France December 1944 and January 1945.The 255th Infantry Regiment was attached to the 100th Infantry Division on 30 December 1944 until February 1945.From mid February until early March went from Sarreguemines,France through the Siegfried line to Worms,Mannheim,Heidelberg,Gunzburg ending up at Landsberg,Germany until V-E Day. Division was in combat for 119 days. Served in the 7th Army with the 63rd Infantry Division"Blood and Fire",255th Infantry Regiment H Company. in the European Theater of Operation. Awarded the Bronze Star for Meritous Achievement from 6 to 8 January 1945 in the vicinity of Hottviller,France.