Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bennettsville, South Carolina
Honored By
Jerry T. Kendall
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. FOUGHT IN SAIPAN, TINIAN, LEYTE, MINDORO, PHILIPPINES AND OKINAWA. FIELD ARTILLERY. TRAINED IN INSTRUMENTS, AS A RANGER AND AS SURVEYOR FOR A FORWARD OBSERVER. SERVED IN BATTLE AS NUMBER ONE MAN ON 155 HOWITZER.