Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Honored By
Aroas E. Bennett, Jr.
SERVED WITH COMPANY I, 341ST INFANTRY, 86TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN EUROPE. SENT TO PACIFIC THEATER AS PART OF INVASION OF JAPAN. AWARDED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. ENLISTED AT AGE 17 ON JUNE 6, 1943. DISCHARGED ON APRIL 26, 1946. ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 14148435.