Rank: Major
Unit: 776th Amphibious Tank Battalion
Awards: American Campaign Medal, Europe / African / Middle East Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal
Date of birth: 13 April 1913
Hometown: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
College: Northwestern Military and Naval Academy at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Married: Yes
Children: One son and one daughter
Campaign: WWII
Died: 21 January 1945
Age at death: 31
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Poro Island, Philippines
Place of interment: Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum in Norwood Park Township, Illinois
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Note: Battalion commander of the 776th Amphibious Tank Battalion.