Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Williamson, West Virginia
Honored By
Barbara Anne Baker
Relationship
Daughter
FOUGHT IN NORTH AFRICA. INJURED IN NORTH AFRICA AND WAS PARALYZED OF ONE SIDE OF HIS BODY. THE INCIDENT OCCURED WHEN A LAND MINE EXPLODED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING A GENERAL IN A JEEP. STATIONED AT FORT RILEY, KS. BECAME A DRILL SERGEANT AT FT. RILEY.