Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Ida Grove, Iowa
Honored By
Ida Grove American Legion
ENLISTED IN THE MARINES OCTOBER 8, 1943. OVERSEAS APRIL 1944; GUADALCANAL, MARIANA ISLANDS, JULY 20, 1944. WOUNDED IN BATTLE AND DIED JULY 22, 1944. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON.