Rank: Private
Unit: E Trp, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: January 20, 1899 in Saint Louis, Missouri. He was 21 yrs 6 mos.
Date of birth: Jul 1876
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer
Campaign: Spanish American War
Died: 1 July 1900
Age at death: 23 or 24
Cause of death: Yellow fever
Location of fatality: Santa Clara, Cuba
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Place of interment: Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Arlington, Virginia
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Note: He stood 5’6¼” with brown eyes, light brown hair, and fair complexion.