Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Honored By
Adam F. Wilson
ROTC GRADUATE, 2ND LIEUTENANT, WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, 1937. ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY AT AGE 27 ON FEBRUARY 2, 1942 AND SERVED TO AGE 30, DECEMBER 10, 1945. CAPTAIN AND COMPANY COMMANDER, COMPANY C, 307TH INFANTRY, 77TH INFANTRY DIVISION. PACIFIC CAMPAIGNS IN GUAM, LEYTE, OKINAWA. BRONZE STAR RECIPIENT ON LEYTE AND PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT ON OKINAWA.