Born in Willows, California, March 10, 1921 Graduated from the Glenn County High School, Willows, June 1939
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, August 1939 Two-Year Curriculum-Animal Husbandry
Graduated with Honors, May 1940
Married Dorothy May Taylor, November 29, 1952

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training

Enlisted as Private in the Army of the United States, 14 November 1942.
Nov 1942 to Jul 1943, assigned to the Parachute School, Fort Benning, Georgia, for Infantry Basic Training as a member of Company E & Hq Co, 363 Infantry.
Mar 1943 to Jun 1944, trained as Light Mortar Crewman.

Appointments

Private, 14 November 1942 to 14 March 1943.
Private, FC, from 2 March 1943.

Active Military Service

From 17 May 1944 to 1 September 1944, overseas service in the European Theater.
Wounded, 25 June 1944 in the Rome-Arno Battles
Hospitalized from battle wounds from 25 June 1944 to 31 May 1946
Given an Honorable Discharge 31 March 1946 as a paraplegic veteran and hospitalized thereafter as a disabled war veteran.

Service: 3 years, 4 months, and 18 days,

Private First Class, Gollnick died 19 March 1954 in the Veterans Hospital, Oakland, California, as the result of the original paraplegia.

Decorations and Awards

BRONZE STAR MEDAL-based upon award of the Combat Infantry Badge.
PURPLE HEART.
GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL with ONE BRONZE SERVICE STAR for participation in the Rome-Arno Campaign.
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.
COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE.
PARACHUTIST BADGE.
SHARPSHOOTER BADGE with Carbine Bar.
MARKSMAN BADGE with Rifle, Machine Gun and Mortar Bars.