BRANCH OF SERVICE
U.S. Army

RANK
Private First Class (prior to 1968)

HOMETOWN
Paoli, IN

HONORED BY
Grateful American

Entered service on 7 July 1944. Trained at Fort Bliss,Texas. 26 February 1945 reported to the 80th Infantry Division" Blue Ridge" 318th Infantry Regiment Company G 2nd Battalion at Lahr,Germany in the European Theater of Operation.Was promoted to Private First Class MOS 745 [rifleman] on 13 March 1945.Killed in action on 10 April 1945 near Schmira,Germany. Awards are The Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart Medal [Posthumous],American Theater Campaign Medal,European,African,Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze campaign stars for the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Buried at Paoli, Indiana community cemetery.