- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Captain
- Unit
- 147th Infantry/Co. E Rainbow Division
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 1940 – 1946
- Date of Birth
- 11/25/1916
- Date of Death
- 05/28/2008
- Hometown
- Leesburg, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Purple Heart, Battle Star; Combat Infantry Badge
- Burial Location
- Claibourne Twp: Bethlehem (Claibourne Cemetery)
- Monument Paver
- Yes — Section E
- Overseas Service
- Pacific Islands; Iwo Jima; New Caledonia; Okinawa
- Guard Service
- 1932 – 1934
- Reserve Service
- 1946 – 1950
- Township (entering service)
- Leesburg
- Township (current / at death)
- Paris
- Church
- Shiloh Chapel
- School
- Marysville High School
- Record Authenticated
- No
Decorations
Biography
Overseas service: Pacific Islands; Iwo Jima; New Caledonia; Okinawa. Church: Shiloh Chapel. School: Marysville High School. Wounded in action on Iwo Jima March 1945, link Battle of Iwo Jima; member of Company E. 166th Infantry, 37th Division, activated into federal service October 14, 1940; duty station Camp Shelby, Mississippi Pacific Islands, Iwo Jima link to historic Battle of Iwo Jima; New Caledonia, Okinawa; 10-11-2011 Honorable Discharge Certificate removed from file (privacy law) by ECarmany/mailed to Linda Sergent
Source: Veteran form submitted by Linda Sergent; Honorable Discharge Certificate, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 15, p. 610; Letter of Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol.15, p. 611-612; | obituary, Marysville Journal-Tribune, 05/29/2008