Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
South San Francisco, California
Honored By
M. Hector T. Garcia
MEMBER OF 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, E COMPANY. KILLED IN ACTION JUNE 6, 1944 D-DAY AT NORMANDY, FRANCE. WAS IN THE LEAD AIRPLANE OF E COMPANY WITH 16 OTHER PARATROOPERS. PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE. ALL PARATROOPERS IN THE JUMP-STICK AND THE AIR CREW OF THE C-47 WERE KILLED.