Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wilmington, Delaware
Honored By
Leslie Ivy Kinkead
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE 3RD ARMY, 4TH DIVISION UNDER GENERAL OMAR BRADLEY AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE; TANK DIVISION. MARCHED AS PART OF THE GREEN SOLDIERS/IVY DIVISION WITH GENERAL GEORGE PATTON. SAW ACTION IN GERMANY, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG AND FRANCE FROM MARCH 1944 THROUGH THE END OF WAR. RETURNED TO THE U.S. 18 MONTHS LATER IN SEPTEMBER 1945. RECEIVED ALL MEDALS - PURPLE HEARTS FOR WOUNDS, SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR; UNIT WAS PUT UP FOR MEDAL OF HONOR BUT DID NOT RECEIVE. CAME BACK AS SERGEANT.