Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Beckley, West Virginia
ENTERED SERVICE DECEMBER 9, 1939. COAST ARTILLERY AND INFANTRY, PANAMA, ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY. WOUNDED MARCH 1, 1945. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND BRONZE STAR. DISCHARGED JULY 14, 1945. HAD SIX BROTHERS IN THE MILITARY AT THE SAME TIME DURING WWII. ALL RETURNED HOME SAFELY.