Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Amarillo, Texas
Honored By
Van Ray Martin
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED WITH 143RD INFANTRY, 36TH DIVISION. LANDED IN SALERNO, ITALY IN SEPTEMBER 1943, THEN ANZIO IN THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN. LANDED SOUTHERN FRANCE, OPERATION DRAGOON, IN AUGUST 1944. SERVED UNTIL DECEMBER 1945. RECEIVED BRONZE STAR AND 5 BATTLE STARS.