He had the rank of Second Lieutenant. Occupation or specialty was Pilot. Service number was O-767149. Served with 406th Fighter Group, 513th Fighter Squadron. He was KIA on 9 September 1944, while flying a mission in a P-47 Thunderbolt to attack German ground forces near the village of Hadigny. Unfortunately, he was possibly hit by German ground fire and was killed as he tried to recover control of his aircraft from a dive.