Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mount Jackson, Virginia
Honored By
Dorothy Zirkle
Relationship
Wife
SERVED 1940-1944, OVERSEAS THE ENTIRE TIME. SERVED IN THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY AMONG THE FIRST WAVE OF TROOPS THAT ENTERED. HE WAS WOUNDED SEVERAL TIMES. STAYED NEARLY 2 MONTHS AFTER HIS ORIGINAL DISCHARGE DATE AWAITING HIS RECORDS AND DISCHARGE PAPERS.