Born: August 11, 1924 Motor Machinist’s Mate Third Class, United States Naval Reserve Service# 8758712
USS LST-496
ST-491 class tank landing ship, commissioned December 27, 1943
Date of Enlistment: May 13, 1943 Home or Place of Enlistment: Weiser, Idaho Date of Loss: June 11, 1944
Killed/Missing in Action when LST-496 was sunk by enemy mines off Omaha Beach, Normandy, France on June 11, 1944 while participating in the Invasion of Normandy campaign.