P
aratrooper in Company “A,” 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division killed in action during Operation Market Garden
Timeline
Birth- 16 July 1925
Wilmington, Delaware
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 19 - 18 years
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army
Gold Star
Theater
European
Unit
Company “A,” 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Grade
Private
Military Occupational Specialty
745 (Rifleman)
Service Number
32958362
Service Start Date
22 Sept 1943
Award- 1944-Age: 18 years
Purple Heart
Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge
Battle- 17 Sept 1944-Age: 19 years
Battle of Nijmegen (Operation Market Garden)
Death- 20 Sept 1944-Age: 19 years
Most likely enemy machine gun fire
Vicinity of Mook, Netherlands
Burial- 1 Dec 1948
U.S. Military Cemetery Margraten (now Netherlands American Cemetery): Plot A, Row 21, Grave 1
Burial- 7 Oct 1944
U.S. Military Cemetery Molenhoek: Plot E, Row 1, Grave 8
