Rank: Corporal
Unit: 2d Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 2d Cavalry Group (Mecz)
MOS: 745-Rifleman
Awards: Purple Heart Medal, American Campaign Medal, Europe / African / Middle East Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal
Date of birth: 12 December 1923
Hometown: Michigan
Campaign: WWII
Died: 13 October 1944
Age at death: 20
Cause of death: Died of wounds received in action
Location of fatality: Coincourt, France
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Place of interment: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan
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