- Branch of Service
- Marine Corps
- Rank
- Private First Class
- Unit
- 1st Marine Division
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 02/21/1945
- Date of Birth
- 08/13/1925
- Date of Death
- 02/21/1945
- Hometown
- UNKNOWN, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Purple Heart
- Burial Location
- Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Monument Paver
- No
- Township (entering service)
- UNKNOWN
- Township (current / at death)
- UNKNOWN
- School
- UNKNOWN
- Status
- Killed in Action
- When
- 02/21/1945
- Where
- Iwo Jima
- Record Authenticated
- Yes
Decorations
Biography
School: UNKNOWN. serial #923202; U.S. Marine Corp Reserves; buried Plot M, Row O, Grave 960; KIA 2024 Voice from the Stone Honoree
Source: Marcelle Krouse; G.W. Claar; National Archives; Navy Dept. File; American Battle Monuments Commission; Trinity Lutheran Church (baptismal & birth records) | Union County Journal Obit