Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Quebeck, Tennessee
Honored By
Glenda Raper Pharris, Ernie Raper & Randy Raper
Relationship
Children
ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY OCTOBER 17, 1942. SERVED IN COMPANY D, 351ST INFANTRY. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PURPLE HEART (APRIL 22, 1945) AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION DURING THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN. FOUGHT IN ROME-ARNO, NORTHERN APENNINES AND PO VALLEY. DISCHARGED ON NOVEMBER 17, 1945 AT CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI.