Enlisted on 8 April 1941 in Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, 35122857
38th Infantry Division, 149th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion
Missing aboard the Liberty ship SS Marcus Daly
In early December the SS Marcus Daly sailed from Tacloban in a convoy of 40 ships bound for Leyte. On 5 December 1944, the convoy was north-east of Mindanao when they were attacked by Japanese aircraft. Marcus Daly shot down two aircraft, but at around 1530 was struck by a kamikaze which made a hole "large enough to drive a train through" and set the ship on fire.
Three crew members - one Navy Armed Guard and two Merchant Marine - were killed, and 7 wounded, and 200 troops aboard were listed as killed, wounded or missing. The blaze was finally brought under control around midnight, and the ship limped into Leyte the next day.
Purple Heart Medal
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, 35122857
38th Infantry Division, 149th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion
Missing aboard the Liberty ship SS Marcus Daly
In early December the SS Marcus Daly sailed from Tacloban in a convoy of 40 ships bound for Leyte. On 5 December 1944, the convoy was north-east of Mindanao when they were attacked by Japanese aircraft. Marcus Daly shot down two aircraft, but at around 1530 was struck by a kamikaze which made a hole "large enough to drive a train through" and set the ship on fire.
Three crew members - one Navy Armed Guard and two Merchant Marine - were killed, and 7 wounded, and 200 troops aboard were listed as killed, wounded or missing. The blaze was finally brought under control around midnight, and the ship limped into Leyte the next day.
Purple Heart Medal
Enlisted on 8 April 1941 in Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, 35122857
38th Infantry Division, 149th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion
Missing aboard the Liberty ship SS Marcus Daly
In early December the SS Marcus Daly sailed from Tacloban in a convoy of 40 ships bound for Leyte. On 5 December 1944, the convoy was north-east of Mindanao when they were attacked by Japanese aircraft. Marcus Daly shot down two aircraft, but at around 1530 was struck by a kamikaze which made a hole "large enough to drive a train through" and set the ship on fire.
Three crew members - one Navy Armed Guard and two Merchant Marine - were killed, and 7 wounded, and 200 troops aboard were listed as killed, wounded or missing. The blaze was finally brought under control around midnight, and the ship limped into Leyte the next day.
Purple Heart Medal
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, 35122857
38th Infantry Division, 149th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion
Missing aboard the Liberty ship SS Marcus Daly
In early December the SS Marcus Daly sailed from Tacloban in a convoy of 40 ships bound for Leyte. On 5 December 1944, the convoy was north-east of Mindanao when they were attacked by Japanese aircraft. Marcus Daly shot down two aircraft, but at around 1530 was struck by a kamikaze which made a hole "large enough to drive a train through" and set the ship on fire.
Three crew members - one Navy Armed Guard and two Merchant Marine - were killed, and 7 wounded, and 200 troops aboard were listed as killed, wounded or missing. The blaze was finally brought under control around midnight, and the ship limped into Leyte the next day.
Purple Heart Medal
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Entered the service from Kentucky.
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