Rank: Private
Unit: B Trp, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: February 7, 1899 in Richmond, Virginia. He was 20 yrs 1 mos.
Date of birth: 1879
Hometown: Minersville, Pennsylvania
Occupation prior to enlistment: Jeweler
Campaign: Spanish American War
Died: 9 June 1900
Age at death: 21
Cause of death: Yellow fever
Location of fatality: Santa Clara, Cuba
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Place of interment: Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia
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Note: He stood 5’5¼” with blue eyes, light brown hair, and fair complexion.