Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Marlinton, West Virginia
Honored By
Wayne L. Hansford
Relationship
Son
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE AS A MILITARY POLICEMAN IN AN OCCUPIED TERRITORY. RECEIVED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND ALSO THE PURPLE HEART. WOUNDED IN ACTION IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. SERVED 1942-1946 WITH THE ARMY AND THE ARMY AIR CORPS.