Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Evansville, Indiana
Honored By
712th Tank Battalion Association
SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS IN C COMPANY OF THE 712TH TANK BATTALION. LANDED WITH THE 712TH TANK BATTALION AT UTAH BEACH ON JUNE 28, 1944 AS PART OF THE 1ST ARMY. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON JULY 5, 1944 IN THE ADVANCE ON FORET DE MONT CASTRE (HILL 122) IN NORMANDY. LAID TO REST IN THE SCALE CEMETERY, SCALE, KENTUCKY.