Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Linden, Tennessee
Honored By
Naomi Orr
Relationship
Niece
1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, SERVED AS A MEDIC. CAPTURED IN TUNISIA. PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY FOR 28 MONTHS AND WEIGHED 69 POUNDS WHEN FREED. DISCHARGED AND RE-ENLISTED IN AIR FORCE. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND OTHER MEDALS AND RIBBONS.