Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
San Antonio, Texas
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
LIEUTENANT COLONEL. SERVED WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. LANDED BEHIND THE LINES ON D-DAY IN NORMANDY. AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM ON JUNE 11, 1944 IN FRANCE. KILLED IN ACTION ON THAT DAY. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.