Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Martinsville, Indiana
Honored By
Ms. Helen Williams
HE WAS DRAFTED IN AUGUST 1944, TRAINED AT FORT KNOX IN ARMORED TANK DIVISION, LEFT THE STATES IN JANUARY 1945, KILLED IN GERMANY ON APRIL 20, 1945, KILLED IN A TANK. SHORT ARMY LIFE OF 8 MONTHS, KILLED 2 WEEKS BEFORE END OF WAR. BURIED IN ST. LORRAINE MILITARY CEMETERY, IN ST. AVOLD, FRANCE.