Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Garden City, Kansas
Honored By
A Grateful American
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, SERVED WITH THE 87TH DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE ENTERED THE SERVICE ON 1 OCTOBER 1943 AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 1 JANUARY 1945 DURING AN ADVANCE NEAR MOIRCY, BELGIUM. HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART AND IS BURIED IN MENSE, FRANCE.