Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Knoxville, Tennessee
Honored By
Sister & Nephew
Served in the 7th Army, 3rd Infantry Division (Blue Devils), 15th Regiment (Can Do), B Company. Awarded the Purple Heart with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster for wounds received during the Anzio Assault, a Bronze Star for capturing three German snipers, and the French Coeur De Guerre. Killed in action near Strasbourg, France on December 26, 1944.