- Branch of Service
- Army Air Corps
- Rank
- Corporal
- Unit
- Company A, 18th Infantry Regiment
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 1940 – 1945
- Date of Birth
- 05/03/1920
- Date of Death
- 01/04/1985
- Hometown
- Paris, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Presidential Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal; American Campaign Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 2 Campaign Stars; National Defense Service Medal; Combat Infantry Badge (rifle-expert; carbine-expert)
- Burial Location
- Dayton National Cemetery
- Monument Paver
- Yes — Section B
- Overseas Service
- Rhineland; Ardennes
- Guard Service
- 1938 – 1940
- Township (entering service)
- Paris
- Township (current / at death)
- UNKNOWN
- Church
- Methodist Church
- School
- UNKNOWN
- Record Authenticated
- Yes
Decorations
Biography
Overseas service: Rhineland; Ardennes. Church: Methodist Church. School: UNKNOWN. Serial #15010563; born in Delaware, Ohio; served in National Guard 02/22/1938 to 07/19/1940; enlisted in Army Air Corps 07/19/1940, Ft. Hayes, Columbus, Ohio; served 10 months and 11 days of foreign service; military occupational specialty, cook; honorably discharged 10/06/1945, Wakeman Convalescent Hospital, Camp Atterbury, Indiana, by authority of Certificate of Disability for Discharge AR615-361; veteran data form lists active service dates as 1940-1947; veteran form lists additional unit information as 4000 AAF Base Unit and 467th AAF Base Unit 8-25-2011 Certificate of Honorable Discharge removed from file (privacy law) by E. Carmany
Source: Veteran form submitted 09/29/2005 by Robert C. Caldwell; enlistment record, National Archives; Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 3, p. 228