Born: February 23, 1919
Private, United States Army Service# 39606642 9TH ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION,
6TH ARMORED DIVISION “SUPER SIXTH” Date of Enlistment: May 21, 1942
Home or Place of Enlistment: Salmon, Idaho Died: September 11, 1944 Buried: Brittany American Cemetery, Saint James, Normandy, France Killed in Action while conducting combat operations against
Nazi Germany Forces during World War II. |
A unit which distinguished itself by the courage and heroism of its members. In the course of the attack on a position in the neighborhood of Chambrey, district of Nancy, it rushed to the attack under enemy fire. Rushing into position, it drove the enemy out of it after fierce and deadly hand-to-hand combat. The glorious sacrifice of this unit made possible the resumption of the victorious march of the Allied forces.
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