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 FIRST CLASS WITH THE 423RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 106TH INFANTRY 'GOLDEN LION' DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION DECEMBER 21, 1944 DURING THE ARDENNES-ALSACE CAMPAIGN (BATTLE OF THE BULGE). AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.