Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tylertown, Mississippi
Honored By
Shirley Davis Schellhase
Relationship
Daughter
AT AGE 18 HIS NATIONAL GUARD UNIT OF MISSISSIPPI, COMPANY K, 155TH INFANTRY WAS ACTIVATED AND SENT TO CAMP BLANDING, FLORIDA. DURING TRAINING HE SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY, SPENT A YEAR IN WALTER REED HOSPITAL RECOVERING AND LOST COMPLETE HEARING.