Rank: Private
Unit: M Trp, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: 7 December 1904 in San Francisco, California. He was 25 yrs 2 mos.
Date of birth: 1879
Hometown: Torgau, Germany
Occupation prior to enlistment: Clerk
Campaign: Philippines
Died: 22 March 1905
Age at death: 25 or 26
Cause of death: Malarial fever
Location of fatality: Manila, Philippine Islands
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Place of interment: San Francisco National Cemetery in San Francisco, California
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Note: He stood 5’10½” with blue eyes, light brown hair, and fair complexion.