Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Edinburg, Virginia
Honored By
712th Tank Battalion Association
SERVED AS A PRIVATE IN COMPANY C, 712TH TANK BATTALION AND HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON MARCH 16, 1945 IN GERMANY, WHILE THE BATTALION WAS ATTACHED TO THE 90TH INFANTRY, 3RD ARMY, UNDER COMMAND OF GENERAL GEORGE PATTON, JR. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.