Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Matthews, North Carolina
Honored By
Jerry Privette Pressley
Relationship
Daughter
SEPTEMBER 15, 1940 NATIONAL GUARD UNIT WAS ACTIVATED AND LEFT CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA TO GO TO FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA. 1942, LEFT FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER. SERVED IN THE CAMPAIGN IN ITALY WITH THE 15TH FIELD ARTILLERY OBSERVATION BATTALION. SERVED IN ITALY UNTIL THE END OF OF THE WAR. RETURNED HOME IN 1945.