Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sparta, Tennessee
Honored By
Debra Edmonds
Relationship
Niece
ENTERED U.S. ARMY ON MARCH 11, 1943. SERVED IN COMPANY L, 109TH INFANTRY, 28TH DIVISION. FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND WAS WOUNDED IN NORMANDY. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND BRONZE STAR AMONG OTHER MEDALS. ALSO WORKED IN THE HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA ARSENAL BEFORE ENTERING THE U.S. ARMY.