Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Honored By
Bart Moonen
SERVED WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD IN 1940. ENLISTED AGAIN IN 1944. BECAME PRIVATE FIRST CLASS IN G COMPANY, 302ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 94TH INFANTRY DIVISION. WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN AN OUTPOST NEAR HILL 708 'RÖSTERKOPF' IN GERMANY, MARCH 14, 1945. HE WAS FOUND BY A FORESTRY WORKER IN MAY 1945 AND FINALLY LAID TO REST IN HIS HOMETOWN OF FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA.