Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Canton, Illinois
Honored By
North China Marines
CAPTURED ON DECEMBER 8, 1941 IN PEKING, CHINA WHILE SERVING WITH MARINE EMBASSY GUARD. HELD AT WOOSUNG PRISONER OF WAR CAMP NEAR SHANGHAI UNTIL DECEMBER 1942, THEN KIANGWAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP NEAR SHANGHAI UNTIL AUGUST 1943. SENT TO TOKYO DISPATCH CAMP #5 IN KAWASAKI TO WORK AS SLAVE LABOR IN FACTORY. DIED FROM FOOD POISONING IN 1943.