Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lake City, Florida
Honored By
Shirley A. Goodwyne
Relationship
Friend
15TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION UNDER GENERAL GEORGE PATTON. BATTLE OF THE BULGE. A 16 MAN NIGHT PATROL IN THE VICINITY OF HILL 216 IN FRANCE, WAS MARCHING ABOUT 60 GERMAN SOLDIERS CAPTURED BEHIND THE LINES. CAUGHT BY CROSSFIRE FROM THE ENEMY. A GERMAN HAND GRENADE SERIOUSLY WOUNDED HIM. HE WAS TREATED IN A FIELD HOSPITAL, HE DIED OF THESE WOUNDS ON 1/19/1945. HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR AND THE PURPLE HEART.