Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Anniston, Alabama
Honored By
Ms. Willa Stewart
SERVED FROM MARCH 11, 1943 TO NOVEMBER 29, 1945. SERVED AS A SQUAD LEADER IN THE 106TH INFANTRY DIVISION, THE GOLDEN LION, FOUGHT AND WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.