Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Kannapolis, North Carolina
Honored By
Raymond J. Payne, Jr.
Relationship
Son
ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY IN 1941. MEMBER OF THE 120TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION. ENTERED EUROPE OVER OMAHA BEACH. FOUGHT IN BATTLES AT NORMANDY AND NORTHERN FRANCE. WOUNDED TWICE. DISCHARGED AS MAJOR IN 1946.