Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Washington, District Of Columbia
Honored By
PLD
ENLISTED IN 1943. MEMBER OF A STUDENT RESERVE GROUP, ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. STAFF SERGEANT. WOUNDED IN 1944 IN BELGIUM. KILLED IN BAD LAUTERBERG, GERMANY ON APRIL 12, 1945 BY A SNIPER WHILE LEADING THE MEN OF THE 2ND PLATOON. SERVED WITH COMPANY I, 104TH INFANTRY DIVISION. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER. BURIED IN ARLINGTON CEMETERY.