Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Iola, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
PRIVATE WITH THE 38TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION. ENTERED COMBAT JUST AFTER THE NORMANDY D-DAY AND DIED ON AUGUST 19, 1944. LATER BURIED WITH MILITARY HONORS AT KEENS CHAPEL CEMETERY IN HIS HOMETOWN. HONORED ALSO AT THE WWII MEMORIAL IN FLORA, ILLINOIS.