Rank: Staff Sergeant
Unit: Headquarters Service Trp, 2d Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 2d Cavalry Group (Mecz)
Awards: American Campaign Medal, Europe / African / Middle East Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal
Enlisted: 12 September 1940 in Dallas, Texas
Date of birth: 27 February 1924
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Occupation prior to enlistment: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
High School: 2 years of high school
Married: Ruby
Campaign: WWII
Died: 2 April 1945
Age at death: 21
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Germany
Place of interment: Oak Cliff Cemetery in Dallas, Texas
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