Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Calhoun County, West Virginia
Honored By
Amy Allen
Relationship
Granddaughter
SERIAL #35429320, U.S. ARMY, HEADQUARTERS, 89TH CAVALRY, RECONNAISSANCE. SQUADRON. MECHANIZED. INDUCTED MAY 1, 1942, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA. RIFLEMAN. FOREIGN SERVICE 3 YEARS, 1 MONTH, 22 DAYS. EUROPEAN THEATER, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER SERVICE MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PURPLE HEART. WOUNDED IN ACTION AT LATHROP, GERMANY APRIL 7, 1945. DATE OF SEPARATION OCTOBER 28, 1945.