Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Paducah, Kentucky
Honored By
Jackie Wyatt Peyton
Relationship
Daughter
45TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 157TH BATTALION, U.S. ARMY, 3/4/41 TO 6/20/45. LANDED IN SOUTHERN FRANCE, SICILY, ANZIO, SALERNO, NORTH AFRICA, ALGERIA, FRENCH MOROCCO, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO AND RHINELAND. EARNED 7 BATTLE STARS AND AN AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL. LIBERATED DACHAU PRISON CAMP.