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Home Town Colfax, Iowa
Last Address Prairie City, Iowa
Date of Passing Jul 17, 1944
Location of Interment Waveland Cemetery - Prairie City, Iowa
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He rescued several men from a burning tank destroyer. The next morning, he fired a machinegun with such accuracy that 55 Germans surrendered. Later that day, he again left a position of cover to rescue wounded comrades. He was assigned to Co. C., 899th Tank Destroyer Batallion.
Name of Award Europe/African/Middle Eastern Campaign
Devices
Bronze Arrowhead
The Arrowhead device is a miniature bronze arrowhead that may be worn on campaign, expedition, and service medals and ribbons to denote participation in an amphibious assault landing, combat parachute jump, helicopter assault landing, or combat glider landing by a service member of the United States Army.
Year Awarded 1944
Last Updated: Apr 5, 2018
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