- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Specialist - 5th Class
- Unit
- Advisory Team 56, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
- Conflict / Era
- Vietnam War
- Years of Service
- 10/22/1968
- Date of Birth
- 02/11/1947
- Date of Death
- 10/22/1968
- Hometown
- UNKNOWN, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Bronze Star, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
- Burial Location
- Paris Twp: Oakdale
- Monument Paver
- Yes — Section B
- Township (entering service)
- UNKNOWN
- Township (current / at death)
- UNKNOWN
- Church
- Milford Center United Methodist Church
- School
- Fairbanks Local Schools
- Status
- Killed in Action
- When
- 10/22/1968
- Where
- Military Region 4, Phong Dinh, South Vietnam
- Record Authenticated
- Yes
Decorations
Biography
Church: Milford Center United Methodist Church. School: Fairbanks Local Schools. Serial #15763984; served as Medical Specialist; Type of Casualty: Hostile - Killed; Reason: explosive device; body recovered; age 21; NARA Ref. #17855; honored on Panel 40W, Row 19, of the Vietnam Wall; Bronze Star awarded posthumously for outstanding meritorious service, 01/16/1969; citation accepted by wife, Janet Fisher; KIA voice from the stone honoree November 2009 speaker Janet Shoneberger
Source: Mark Hoffhines; National Archives; Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Virtual Wall; Marysville Journal-Tribune, 10/28/1968, 11/18/1968, 01/20/1969; Richwood Gazette, 10/31/1968 | MJT Voice from the Stone Honoree 11/12 2009 article