Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ocilla, Georgia
Honored By
Cumbee Family & Ocilla Baptist Church Veterans Project
SERVED 4 YEARS IN THE U.S. ARMY, 1941-1945. FOUGHT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER, LANDED IN NORTH AFRICA. FOUGHT FROM ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, SICILY, ITALY AND UP THROUGH FRANCE. SERVED WITH GENERAL PATTON’S 3RD ARMY. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR FOR HIS ACTIONS IN COMBAT.