Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Garden City, Kansas
Honored By
A Grateful American
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, SERVED AS A PARATROOPER RIFLEMAN SCOUT WITH THE 511TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY, 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE ENLISTED 27 MARCH 1942 AND SERVED 24 MONTHS. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 13 MARCH 1945 AND RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART AND LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.