Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Honored By
Family
ENLISTED IN 1940. TRAINED IN TENNESSEE, NEVADA, CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII UP TO JANUARY 1944. ASSIGNED TO 6TH ARMY DIVISION, 20TH INFANTRY REGIMENT. ARRIVED IN NEW GUINEA IN FEBRUARY 1944. DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT BATTLE OF LONE TREE HILL, MAFFIN BAY, NEW GUINEA ON JUNE 24, 1944.