Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Calhoun County, West Virginia
Honored By
Calhoun Historical Society
6TH ARMORED INFANTRY. INDUCTED NOVEMBER 21, 1941. WENT OVERSEAS NOVEMBER 1942 WITH THE FIRST AMERICAN TROOPS AND LANDED AT MOROCCO. TOOK PART IN THE INVASION OF SICILY. KILLED IN ACTION IN ITALY JANUARY 7, 1944 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN A WOUNDED MAN TO HIS OWN LINE.