Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Garden City, Kansas
Honored By
A Grateful American
CORPORAL, SERVED AS AN ENGINEER IN THE ENGINEER CORPS IN IRAN. HE ENTERED THE ARMY ON 3 JULY 1942 AND SERVED 21 MONTHS. HE DIED 23 JANUARY 1944 AND RESTS IN A PLOT OF GROUND ON A WOODED KNOLL AT AMIRABAD POST, PERSIAN GULF COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, WHERE THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ALBORZ MOUNTAINS SLOPE DOWN TOWARD THE PLAIN AND CITY OF TEHRAN, IRAN.