Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
Enlisted December 14, 1942 and served in Company E, 1st Ranger Battalion. He was awarded two Purple Hearts for injuries sustained in combat in Italy. The Allie's were advancing from Naples to Rome in 1943. On November 23, 1943, he was killed in action in Italy. He had volunteered to take the place of a married man with children on that fatal mission.