Age 24. Navy 2nd Class Hospital Man serving with the Marines. Killed during the Battle of Khe Sang in the Quang Tri Province February 27, 1968. He graduated from Omaha Tech High with a nursing minor after attending Central for three years. He was married with one son when killed; a second son was born after his death. He was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Vietnam Service Medal, and Vietnam Campaign Medal.