- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Captain
- Unit
- 358th Infantry, 90th Division. Company C; Ohio National Guard
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 10/15/1940 – 09/26/1945
- Date of Birth
- 05/18/1917
- Date of Death
- 01/14/1997
- Hometown
- Paris, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, POW Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Liberty Medal, Battle of Normandy French Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory
- Burial Location
- Darby Twp: St. John's Lutheran
- Monument Paver
- Yes — Section L
- Township (entering service)
- Paris
- Township (current / at death)
- Paris
- Church
- Glad Tidings Tabernacle, Marysville, Ohio; St. John's Lutheran Church, Marysville, Ohio
- School
- Marysville High School
- Status
- Prisoner of War
- When
- 07/23/1944
- Where
- Germany
- Record Authenticated
- Yes
Decorations
Biography
Church: Glad Tidings Tabernacle, Marysville, Ohio; St. John's Lutheran Church, Marysville, Ohio. School: Marysville High School. Serial #20511067/#O&750769; imprisoned at Stalag 4B Muhlberg Sachsen 51-13; POW
Source: Lloyd Baker; Veterans Service Office; G.W. Claar; National Archives; Obituary File, Marysville Public Library; Marysville Journal-Tribune, 01/18/1997 | Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 3, p. 194; Certification of Military Service, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 13, p. 435,436