Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pembrok, Kentucky
Honored By
Margaret Herbott
Relationship
Wife
IN JULY 1942, ASSIGNED TO THE 80TH INFANTRY DIVISION FOR BASIC TRAINING. IN MAY 1943 COMPLETED OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. ASSIGNED BACK TO THE 80TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND WAS CHANGED FROM INFANTRY TO ENGINEERS. THE 80TH DIVISION SAILED AS A WHOLE UNIT ON THE QUEEN MARY TO EUROPE, WHERE THE BECAME PART OF GENERAL PATTON'S 3RD ARMY. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR WITH CLUSTER.