Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Owensboro, Kentucky
Honored By
Morris Guthrie
HE RECEIVED BASIC TRAINING IN 1942. HE SERVED WITH 82ND INFANTRY DIVISION, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, 81ST ANTI- AIRCRAFT BATTALION, GLIDER, ON THE INVASION OF FRANCE AT NORMANDY. HIS SERVICE TIME WAS FROM 1942 TO1944. HE REMAINED IN THE US FOR THE MAJORITY OF 1944 TO 1945. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER.