Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Braunfels, Texas
Honored By
North China Marines
CAPTURED ON DECEMBER 8, 1941 IN PEKING, CHINA WHILE SERVING WITH MARINE EMBASSY GUARD. HELD AT WOOSUNG POW CAMP NEAR SHANGHAI UNTIL NOVEMBER 1942. SENT TO FUKUOKA 3-B POW CAMP ON THE JAPANESE ISLAND OF KYUSHU TO WORK AS SLAVE LABOR IN FACTORY COMPLEX. DIED DECEMBER 13, 1944 AFTER BEATING IN FACTORY.