Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Montgomery, Alabama
Honored By
William A. Williams
Relationship
Grandson
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN WWII FROM DECEMBER 1943 UNTIL NOVEMBER 1945. HE WAS KNOWN AFFECTIONATELY BY HIS COMRADES AS 'ALABAMA'. HE FOUGHT WITH THE 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION UNDER GENERAL GEORGE PATTON. HE RECEIVED 5 CAMPAIGN STARS WHICH INCLUDED COMBAT IN BOTH NORMANDY AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE WAS THE FIRST MARRIED MAN TO BE DRAFTED FROM MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA.