Lived also in Montebello, California. Pioneer Company C, 3rd Engineer Combat Battalion, 24th Infantry Division. Taken POW on July 20, 1950 while fighting near Taejon, South Korea and forced to march to North Korea on the Tiger Death March. Died POW at Janjang-ni, North Korea. Awarded Prisoner of War Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and Republic of Korea War Service Medal. Remains never recovered.