Born: July 9, 1932 Private, United States Army Service# RA19348074
I CO, 3RD BATTALION, 29TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
Home or Place of Enlistment: Kootenai County, Idaho Killed in Action: July 27, 1950 Location / Battle Zone: Hadong, Pusan Perimeter
REPUBLIC OF KOREA PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
By Order of the Secretary of the Army, the Presidential Unit Citation has been awarded by the President of the Republic of Korea to:
TWENTY-FOURTH INFANTRY DIVISION, UNITED STATES ARMY
CITATION: As the first United States Division in combat at Pyongtaek, Korea, it so distinguished itself from 2 July to 22 July 1950 by its tenacity, hard fighting and willingness to make extraordinary sacrifices against greater odds as not only to delay the advance of a numerically superior enemy, but, in addition, gained valuable time to permit other United Nations Forces to arrive on the battlefield. This marked and brilliant performance of duty by each individual member of the 24th Infantry Division of the United States Army is in accord with the highest traditions of peace-seeking defenders of Liberty.