Rank: Private First Class
Conflict/Era: Vietnam War
Unit/Command: 2nd Platoon, Company M, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division (REIN) FMF
Military Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Medal of Honor Action Date: March 24, 1969
Medal of Honor Action Place: Northwest Quang Tri Province, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam
Accredited To: Denver, Denver County, Colorado
Awarded Posthumously: Yes
Born: August 9, 1947, Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska, United States
Died: March 24, 1969, Republic of Vietnam
Buried: Fairview Cemetery (MH), Alliance, Nebraska, United States
Presentation Date & Details: April 20, 1970, The White House, Presented by Vice President, Spiro T. Agnew to His Family