Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ohio
Honored By
Jan Bos
LIEUTENANT COLONEL, WAS COMMANDING OFFICER 1ST BATTALION, 505TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. HE WAS KILLED ON 11 JULY 1943 ENGAGING A GERMAN TANK ON HIGHWAY 115 AT PIANO LUPO IN SOUTHERN SICILY. HE IS BURIED IN THE BELLEVUE CEMETERY, BELLEVUE, OHIO.