Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Honored By
Bonnie W. Green
SERVED MAY 1943 TO APRIL 1946. STARTED OUT DRIVING TANKS BUT WAS THEN SENT OVERSEAS AS A REPLACEMENT IN THE 56TH INFANTRY 9TH DIVISION. WOUNDED ON DECEMBER 11, 1944 IN GERMANY. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE MARKSMAN BADGE.