Rank: Sergeant
Unit: 2d Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 2d Cavalry Group (Mecz)
Awards: Purple Heart Medal, American Campaign Medal, Europe / African / Middle East Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal
Enlisted: 20 January 1943 in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Date of birth: 28 June 1924
Hometown: Jackson, Michigan
Occupation prior to enlistment: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
High School: 4 years of high school
Married: Single, with dependents
Campaign: WWII
Died: 31 August 1944
Age at death: 19
Cause of death: Died of wounds received in action
Place of interment: Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France
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