Date of birth:

February 28th, 1909 (Waxahachie/Texas, United States)

Date of death:

November 20th, 1942 (Papua New Guinea)

Nationality:

American

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)

Unit:

Company C, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division "Red Arrow", U.S. Army

For action performed on 19 and 20 November 1942 in Buna/Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.

Headquarters, South West Pacific Area, General Orders No. 14 (1943).
Posthumously awarded. Citation unavailable.

• - Blakeley, H.W., The 32nd Infantry Division – In world War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000
  - U.S. Army Center of Military History
  - findagrave.com