Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Georgia
Honored By
Carole, Janis & Bonnie Palmer
Relationship
Daughters
DROPPED IN ON 'D' DAY IN ADVANCE OF THE INFANTRY (INVASION OF NORMANDY). CAPTURED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1944. LIBERATED APRIL 26, 1945 BY THE AMERICANS. MADE 52 PARACHUTE JUMPS AND RECEIVED PURPLE HEART, THREE BRONZE STARS, THE PRESIDENTIAL CITATION AND THE OAK LEAF CLUSTER.