Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Honored By
Frank Toth
ENTERING SERVICE IN EARLY 1941, HE DEPLOYED TO THE PHILIPPINES LATER THAT YEAR. FOLLOWING THE JAPANESE INVASION, HE WAS MISSING IN ACTION ON CORREGIDOR AND DIED OF MISTREATMENT AT CAMP O'DONNELL ON JUNE 17, 1942. WHILE HELPING IN THE DEFENSE OF BATAAN, HE WAS A MEMBER OF MACARTHUR'S 31ST 'POLAR BEARS'.