Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Richmond, Virginia
Honored By
James O. Durham
SERVED IN THE INFANTRY AS A MACHINE GUNNER, TRUCK DRIVER, RADIOMAN; CANNON COMPANY, 103RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 43RD DIVISION. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, BRONZE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE STARS AND 1 BRONZE ARROWHEAD, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, JAPANESE OCCUPATION RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 STAR AND PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.