Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Clay County, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
CORPORAL. MISSING IN ACTION AND PRESUMED DEAD ON JULY 1, 1942. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART POSTHUMOUSLY AND ENTITLED TO THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. MEMORIALIZED AT MANILA AMERICAN CEMETERY, MANILA, PHILIPPINES. HONORED ALSO AT THE WWII MEMORIAL IN FLORA, ILLINOIS.