Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hazard, Kentucky
Honored By
Sue Cromwell
Relationship
Cousin
AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN WITH 381ST INFANTRY, 96TH DIVISION. SERVED FROM JUNE 1943 TO APRIL 19, 1945. RECEIVED BRONZE STAR MEDAL AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE. SERVED IN LEYTE, PHILIPPINES AND OKINAWA. KILLED IN ACTION ON OKINAWA AS A MEMBER OF ASSAULT PLATOON ATTACKING AN ENEMY FORTIFIED POSITION.