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| Address: Oberlin, Kansas.
Entered Service: September 8, 1944. Branch of Service: U.S. Army - Infantry. Trained at Camp Roberts, Ca.(Sept., 1944 to Jan., 1945). Overseas: February 6, 1945. Returned: August 27, 1946. Theatre of Operations: Pacific, Southern Philippines and Korea. Engagements: Leyte, Beachhead on Mindanao. Decorations: Combat Infantryman's Badge, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon w/Bronze Star and Arrowhead, World War II Victory Medal, Army Of Occupation Medal. Discharged: October 28, 1946 at Camp Beale, California. Rank: First Sergeant. Total Time Served: Twenty-five months, twenty days. Present Occupation: Farming. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest May. Married April 6, 1947 to Evelyn Reith. |
