Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lafayette, Georgia
Honored By
VFW Post 3679
FROM AUGUST 1944 TO JUNE 1946, SERVED WITH THE 26TH DIVISION, COMPANY D AS A HEAVY MACHINE GUNNER. PARTICIPATED IN THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (GERMANY).