- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Private First Class
- Unit
- Company C, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
- Conflict / Era
- Vietnam War
- Years of Service
- 02/1968 – 11/30/1968
- Date of Birth
- 05/06/1948
- Date of Death
- 11/30/1968
- Hometown
- Washington, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct Medal; Combat Infantryman Badge; National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Bronze Palm; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Expert Marksmanship Badge (rifle, automatic rifle, machine gun)
- Burial Location
- Wolf Creek Cemetery, Kenton, Buck Township, Hardin County, Ohio
- Monument Paver
- No
- Overseas Service
- South Vietnam
- Township (entering service)
- Washington
- Township (current / at death)
- Washington
- Church
- Byhalia Friends Church
- School
- North Union Local Schools
- Status
- Killed in Action
- When
- 11/30/1968
- Where
- Military Region 3, Binh Duong, South Vietnam
- Record Authenticated
- Yes
Decorations
Biography
Overseas service: South Vietnam. Church: Byhalia Friends Church. School: North Union Local Schools. Serial #51881911; Type of Casualty: Hostile - Killed; Reason: multi-fragment wounds; body recovered; age 20; NARA Ref. #18588; died while missing in action; master casualty number 18588; honored on Panel 37W, Row 12, of the Vietnam Wall; all military decorations awarded posthumously; KIA
Source: No DD-214 recorded in Union County Recorder's Office as of 10/26/2007; National Archives; No Quarter Casualty Record; Veterans Memorial Fund Virtual Wall; Marysville Journal-Tribune, 12/10/1968; Surname File, Marysville Public Library; | obituary, Richwood Gazette, 12/19/1968; posthumous awards, Richwood Gazette, 06/04/1970