Born – 1923
Enlisted – 25 Jun 1942, Camp Forrest, TN
KIA Mediterranean War Area
701st Tank Battalion

Died- 21 Feb 1944
Buried – Sicily-Rome American Cemetery,  Nettuno, Lazio Region, Italy, Grave C 12 40

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of death: 21 February 1944
  • County: Roane
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Awards: Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XVII, Middle Panel
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