Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Flora, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
SEAMAN 1ST CLASS. KILLED IN ACTION ON JUNE 17, 1944 IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. POSTHUMOUSLY ENTITLED TO THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. BURIED WITH HONORS AT THE HONOLULU MEMORIAL, HONOLULU HAWAII. HONORED ALSO AT THE WWII MEMORIAL IN FLORA, ILLINOIS.