Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hartford County, Maryland
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
TECHNICIAN 5TH CLASS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY FEBRUARY 18, 1943 AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS ASSIGNED TO THE 47TH INFANTRY ‘RAIDERS’ REGIMENT, 9TH INFANTRY ‘BLUE AND GRAY’ DIVISION, U.S. 1ST ARMY. KILLED IN ACTION FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1945 IN THE VICINITY OF KRETZHAUS, GERMANY. HE IS BURIED IN THE HENRI-CHAPELLE AMERICAN CEMETERY, HENRI-CHAPELLE, BELGIUM. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.