Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Angier, North Carolina
Honored By
Jerry Lee Partin
Relationship
Son
CREW MEMBER OF 887TH AIRBORNE ENGINEERS; EUROPEAN THEATER; 16 COUNTRIES IN THE 4 YEARS OF THE WAR. WENT IN ON TOWED GLIDERS BEHIND ENEMY LINES, WITH MATERIALS, TO LAY DOWN PORTABLE METAL LANDING STRIPS FOR ADVANCING TROOPS IN BATTLE ZONES IN ITALY, BELGIUM, GERMANY AND NORTH AFRICA (TUNISIA, EGYPT).