Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Delta, Colorado
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: SHIP’S SERVICE MAN 3RD CLASS. SERVED AS A SHIP SERVICE MATE ABOARD SHIP IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS KILLED AND REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION JANUARY 11, 1945. HE IS MEMORIALIZED AT THE MANILA AMERICAN CEMETERY, FORT BONIFACIO, MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.