Rank: Private
Unit: C Trp, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: 1 August 1902 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He was 25 yrs 4 mos. It was his third enlistment.
Date of birth: 1877
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer
Campaign: Philippines
Died: 5 July 1904
Age at death: 26 or 27
Cause of death: Drowned
Location of fatality: San Tolan, Philippine Islands
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Place of interment: San Francisco National Cemetery in San Francisco, California
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Note: Original enlistment was May 7, 1898 in Louisville, Kentucky into K Trp, 2d Cavalry. He was 21 yrs 1 mos. He was discharged on January 26, 1899 at Camp A. G. Forse, Alabama and held the rank of private.
Second enlistment was July 7, 1899 in Hazelton, Pennsylvania into I Trp, 8th Cavalry. He was 22 yrs 3 mos. He was discharged on July 6, 1902 at Fort Riley, Kansas for expiration of service and held the rank of private.
He stood 5’6″ with blue eyes, dark brown hair, and fair complexion.