David served as a Private First Class, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Bennington County, Vermont prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on May 4, 1943 in Rutland, Vermont. He was noted as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.

David was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 31339520

He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vermont along with a headstone (findagrave.com)