Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bessemer, Alabama
Honored By
Thomas R. Mitchell, III & John P. Mitchell
Relationship
Sons
ENTERED ARMY PRIOR TO PEARL HARBOR, 141ST FIELD ARTILLERY. ITALY (1943) MT. PANTANO, ANZIO (BRONZE STAR) AND LIBERATION OF ROME. SOUTHERN FRANCE LANDING, BUTLER TASK FORCE, MONTELIMAR (PURPLE HEART) AND COLMAR POCKET. CROSSED RHINE RIVER AND CONTINUED INTO GERMANY UNTIL V-E DAY. OBTAINED RANK OF MAJOR.