Born: February 3, 1917
Sergeant, United States Army Service# 39389703 53RD ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION,
4TH ARMORED DIVISION Date of Enlistment: March 16, 1942
Home or Place of Enlistment: Colburn, Idaho Died: November 28, 1944 Buried: Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint Avold, France Killed in Action while conducting combat operations
against Nazi Germany Forces during World War II. |
The 4TH ARMORED DIVISION is awarded the
FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALMawarded under Decision No. 270, 22 July 1946, by the President of the
Provisional Government of the French Republic, with the following citation: A magnificent unit possessing the highest military virtues. During the furious combat of 27 to 30 July 1944, the unit broke the German defense and captured Coutance, then the key position of Avranches. It immediately exploited the Break-through by a maneuver of great boldness, it plunged into the break of the enemy’s rear lines. In less than 10 days, the unit decisively overcame the German counterattacks, freed Rennes, Vannes, and Nantes and confined the enemy to Lorient. Continuing its advance on a 300-kilometer front, it reached the Loire and seized Nantes on 11 August 1944. Its crushing action largely contributed to the success of the campaign in France.
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