Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Manchester, Georgia
Honored By
Jack Dean Rollins
SERVED FROM 1942 TO 1945 WITH THE 36TH T-PATCH DIVISION. ACTIVE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. SAW COMBAT AT THE INVASION OF ITALY. CAPTURED IN SEPTEMBER 1943 AND BECAME A POW FOR 22 MONTHS. RECEIVED THE POW MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 2 BATTLES STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.