Born: 1923
Private First Class, United States Marine Corps Service# 283892 D CO, 1ST BATTALION, 4TH MARINE REGIMENT,
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Date of Enlistment: April 20, 1940
Home or Place of Enlistment: Pocatello, Idaho Date of Loss: May 6, 1942 Killed in Action while fighting against Imperial Japanese Forces during the Siege and Battle of Corregidor Island in Manila Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines.
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(The 4th Marine Regiment was awarded the Army Presidential Unit Citation twice while operating under the direction and in the support of the U.S. Army during the Battle of the Philippines.)
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