Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Greensburg, Kentucky
Honored By
A Grateful American
ATTACHED TO PT BOAT 251, SUNK BY A JAPANESE SHORE BATTERY OFF BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, 26 FEBRUARY 1944. REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION, 26 FEBRUARY 1944. FINDING OF DEATH, 27 FEBRUARY 1945. LISTED ON THE TABLETS OF THE MISSING AT MANILA AMERICAN CEMETERY, MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AWARD: PURPLE HEART.