- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant
- Unit
- 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 10/15/1940 – 06/06/1944
- Date of Birth
- 04/15/1922
- Date of Death
- 06/06/1944
- Hometown
- UNKNOWN, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Purple Heart
- Burial Location
- Normandy American Cemetery, St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France
- Monument Paver
- No
- Township (entering service)
- UNKNOWN
- Township (current / at death)
- UNKNOWN
- School
- UNKNOWN
- Status
- Killed in Action
- When
- 06/06/1944
- Where
- France
- Record Authenticated
- Yes
Decorations
Biography
School: UNKNOWN. serial #O-1286689; obituary lists DOD as 6/16/1944; 508th PIR Honor Roll/ABMC list DOD as 6/6/1944; records for the 508th indicate that the only jump they made in June was 6/6/1944; KIA
Source: Mark Hoffhines; G.W. Claar; National Archives; American Battle Monuments Commission; 508th PIR Association; Obituary File, Marysville Public Library | Ancestry - Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Bureial Locations.