Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Middlesboro, Kentucky
Honored By
Judy Duncan Blakley
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE 82ND REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION IN NORTHERN IRELAND. SERVED AS A PARATROOPER, LANDING IN SOUTHERN FRANCE JUNE 6, 1944. HE WAS ALSO AT THE BATTLE OF ST. LO ON JUNE 28, 1944. WOUNDED IN ACTION IN 1944. DISCHARGED HONORABLY SEPTEMBER 1, 1945. DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS INCLUDE THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE-EASTERN THEATRE MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.