Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He made a routine flight until he reached the designated drop zone. His glider was cut loose from the tow plane and crashed into the side of the house. Then he took cover under a hedgerow and unloaded the glider the next day with the help of some paratroopers. From then, he got two mines and blasted a concrete wall eight feet high to get a mobile gun on the road. He was able to get a jeep from a glider that had landed nearby and took equipment through the breach and made a road block. This helped him and other paratroopers retake the nearby town. He left the battle and spent several days in other paratrooper patrols. The next day he went to the coast and returned on a boat to England with many German prisoners. He was reported missing in action over Germany on 3/24/1945.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4-14-1945