Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sarton, West Virginia
Honored By
Stephen M. Mazak
Relationship
Family Friend
SERGEANT. SERIAL NUMBER 35 749 516. SERVED WITH COMPANY A, 114TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 44TH INFANTRY DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION ON APRIL 30, 1945, NEAR VICTORIA, FORCHACH, AUSTRIA. ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON FEBRUARY 20, 1943. AWARDED TWO PURPLE HEARTS, THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND A BRONZE STAR FOR ACTIONS WHICH TOOK PLACE BETWEEN NOVEMBER 15, 1944 AND FEBRUARY 12, 1945. RE-BURIED IN 1948 IN THE MOUNT HERMON BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, SARTON, WEST VIRGINIA.