Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Camella, Georgia
Honored By
James M. Gore, Jr.
RECEIVED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. PARTICIPATED IN 4 ENGAGEMENTS WITH JAPANESE FORCES. SERVED ON THE USS YORKTOWN CV-5 THAT WAS SUNK IN THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY. ALSO ON THE USS WYANDOT AKA-92, ENGAGEMENT OF INVASION OF OKINAWA.