Rank: Sergeant
Unit: 2d Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 2d Cavalry Group (Mecz)
Awards: Purple Heart Medal, American Campaign Medal, Europe / African / Middle East Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal
Date of birth: 9 September 1918
Hometown: South Carolina
Campaign: WWII
Married: Lucille
Children: Peggy Ann and Evangel
Died: 7 February 1945
Age at death: 26
Cause of death: Died of wounds received in action
Location of fatality: Manternach, Luxembourg
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Location of internment: Unity Cemetery at Fort Mill, South Carolina
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