Rank: Sergeant First Class
Unit: C Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11D – Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal with Four Oak Leaf Clusters, Army of Occupation Medal for Germany, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, United Nations Service Medal for Korea
Unit awards: Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Regular
Date of birth: 15-Jan-1933
Hometown: Pensacola, Florida
Marital status: Never Married
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: 9-Mar-1951
Start of tour: 16-Feb-1970
Incident date: 4-Mar-1970
Date of casualty: 3-Apr-1970
Age at death: 37
Cause of death: Non-hostile, died of illness/injury. Other Accident. Other accident. Individual died as a result of injuries received while on a military mission when a mine accidentally detonated. He was admitted to a military medical facility and later expired. / Setting up ambush position. Claymore mine was accidentally detonated. Admitted to 45th Surgical Hospital on 4 Mar 1970 at 1220 hrs and placed on Serious Injury (SI) list on 4 Mar 1970 at 1845 hrs.
Location of fatality: Tay Ninh, South Vietnam, XT 382 751
Place of interment: Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida, USA
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