Born June 13, 1915.
Hometown --- La Crosse, Wisconsin
Graduated from West Point, USMA, in 1940
U.S. Army #0-23078
Served under Lt. Col. Alfred J. D'Arezzo, #0-21109
92nd Coast Artillery Corps, Battery "D"
Involved in Evacuation of Fort Wint, Grande Island, Philippines into Bataan
301st Field Artillery, Battery "A"
Bataan Death March survivor
Camps incarcerated at in the Philippines:
Camp O'Donnell
Cabanatuan
Davao Penal Colony, Mindanao Island
Cabanatuan
Bilibid Prison
Moved to Japan and Manchuria:
Oryoku Maru --- bombed in Olongapo Bay, abandoned ship
Enoura Maru, horse freighter to Formosa --- bombed in Formosa harbor, abandoned ship
Brazil Maru to Moji, Japan --- Arrived on January 29, 1945
Fukuoka Camp #3 --- January 30-April 24, 1945
Shipped to Fusan, Korea - April 26, 1945
Sent by train to Mukden, Manchuria, Camp Hoten --- April 29-September 2, 1945
Liberated:
Left Mukden upon liberation, September 2, 1945, was hospitalized in several places ---
Siam, Kunming, Manila.
Deceased:
Died on July 6, 1953, after having suffered a stroke 2 years before, of a rare disease
called periarteritis nodosa. He was 38 years old at the time of death.