Rank: First Lieutenant
Unit: 44th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 11th Cavalry Group (Mecz)
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal
Commission Source: Texas A&M College
Date of birth: 26-Mar-1920
Hometown: Bexar County, Texas
Marital status: Married to Sara Jean Knight. One daughter, Carol Jean Knight
Campaign: World War II
Date of casualty: 27-Feb-1945
Age at death: 24
Cause of death: Killed in action.
Location of fatality: Golkrath, Germany
Place of interment: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands
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