Rank: Sergeant
Unit: C Trp, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: 18 February 1902 in Matanzas, Cuba. He was 27 yrs 1 mos. It was his third enlistment.
Date of birth: 1875
Hometown: Burlington, Kansas
Occupation prior to enlistment: Gardener
Campaign: Philippines
Died: 5 July 1904
Age at death: 29
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 11, 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania into C, 2d Cavalry. He was 23 yrs 4 mos. He was discharged on January 23, 1899 in Huntsville, Alabama and held the rank of private.
Second enlistment was February 17, 1899 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania into C, 2d Cavalry. He was 24 yrs 1 mos. He was discharged on February 16, 1902 in Matanzas, Cuba expiration of service and held the rank of corporal.
He stood 5’11” with blue eyes, light brown hair, and fair complexion.