Rank: Private
Unit: L Trp, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: October 27, 1898 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was 21 yrs 4 mos. It was his second enlistment.
Date of birth: June 1877
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Campaign: Spanish American War
Died: 29 June 1899
Age at death: 22
Cause of death: Struck by lightning
Location of fatality: Placetas, Cuba
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Place of interment: Austinburg Center Cemetery in Austinburg, Ohio
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Note: Original enlistment was in E Co, 5th Ohio Volunteers and discharged October 19, 1898.
He stood 5’6¾” with light brown eyes, light brown hair, and sallow complexion.