Born: December 31, 1918
Sergeant, United States Army Service# 39828231 197TH ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS
BATTALION (SELF-PROPELLED), V CORPS Date of Enlistment: June 11, 1942
Home or Place of Enlistment: Emmett, Idaho Died: June 15, 1944 Died of Wounds received while conducting combat operations against
Nazi Germany Forces in France during the Normandy Campaign. |
This unit landed on 6 June 1944, at St. Laurent-S/Mer, under heavy artillery fire. In spite of serious losses, it gained the objective to which it had been assigned and immediately attacked the hostile defense, destroying many of its pieces. It displayed fine military qualities and a sacrificial spirit.
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