Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Rushville, Missouri
Honored By
A Grateful American
SECOND LIEUTENANT, SERVED IN WWII WITH THE 70TH INFANTRY DIVISION (TRAILBLAZERS), 274TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BATTALION, COMPANY "I", IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. KILLED IN ACTION, MARCH 3, 1945, IN FRANCE. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.