TRAINING BATTALION: CO."A" 53RD BN 11 REG.

DATE OF TRAINING: SEPT 1943 to DEC 1943

WHERE YOU RECRUITED FROM: NUMBER 2 DRAFT BOARD HUTCHINSON, KANSAS

ABOUT SERVICE IN WORLD WAR II: I WAS SHIPPED TO ITALY BY WAY OF SICILY, JOINED THE 85TH DIVISION AS AN INFANTRYMAN IN THE CO. L, 337TH. (CUSTER DIVISION) AND WAS WOUNDED BY A GERMAN RIFLE BULLET.  RETURNED TO O'REILLY GENERAL HOSPITAL, SPRINGFIELD MO. SERVED IN THE MILITARY POLICE AS A SGT UNTIL MY DISCHARGE IN MARCH OF 1946.

WHAT DID/DO FOR A LIVING: l WAS A TEXACO WHOLESALER UNTIL RETIREMENT. I HAVE AND NOW WORK FOR A FUNERAL HOME FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS.

ABOUT FAMILY AND HOBBIES: I HAVE MY WONDERFUL WIFE OF 65 YEARS. AND I LIKE TO WORK, PLAY GOLF AND ENJOY MY ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILES WHICH ARE 1923 FORD AND 1927 FORD.