Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Deming, New Mexico
Honored By
Joe J. Moran
Relationship
Son
LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH D-DAY PLUS 3. AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, HE FOUGHT IN FRANCE AND WAS WOUNDED IN SAARBRÜCKEN, GERMANY AT THE SAAR RIVER. HE SPENT 3 1/2 MONTHS IN AN ENGLISH HOSPITAL BEFORE BEING SHIPPED BACK TO THE STATES DUE TO HIS INJURIES.