Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Laredo, Texas
Honored By
Douglas M. Alford, USN
HE WAS SWORN INTO THE UNITED STATES ARMY AT FORT SAM HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO IN NOVEMBER, 1942. HE ATTENDED BASIC TRAINING AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE SAW COMBAT DUTY IN NORMANDY, FRANCE AND GERMANY. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY ON NOVEMBER 30, 1944.