Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Payne County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AS A PRIVATE 1ST CLASS WITH THE 120TH MEDICAL REGIMENT, 45TH INFANTRY 'THUNDERBIRD' DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION SEPTEMBER 22, 1943 IN ITALY DURING THE NAPLES-FOGGIA CAMPAIGN. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.