Rank: Second Lieutenant
Unit: 42d Cavalry Recon Squadron, 2d Cavalry Group (Mecz)
Awards: Purple Heart Medal, American Campaign Medal, Europe / African / Middle East Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal
Date of birth: 19 November 1918
Hometown: Garland, Utah
Married: Vivian Maria
Campaign: WWII
Died: 9 September 1944
Age at death: 25
Cause of death: Died of wounds received in action
Location of fatality: Pont St Vincent, France
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Place of interment: Garland Cemetery in Garland, Texas
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