Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Macon, Georgia
Honored By
James Allen Knechtmann
Relationship
Great Nephew
INFANTRYMAN, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WITH COMPANY G, 12TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. KILLED IN ACTION ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1944 IN THE VICINITY OF SCHLAUSENBACH, GERMANY, DURING A RECONNAISSANCE-IN-FORCE INTO THE WEST WALL FORTIFICATIONS.