Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ava, Missouri
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
PRIVATE. SERVED WITH COMPANY B, 117TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER IN NORMANDY AND RHINELAND. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON NOVEMBER 18, 1944, DIED OF WOUNDS ON NOVEMBER 26, 1944. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE PURPLE HEART.