Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Arkansas
Honored By
Jeffrey Christel
Relationship
Admirer
SERGEANT. COMPANY E, 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. NICKNAMED 'BULL'. MADE COMBAT JUMPS ON NORMANDY AND HOLLAND (WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED) AND FOUGHT IN THE DEFENSE OF BASTOGNE. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, JUMP WINGS WITH 2 COMBAT JUMP STARS, BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER, PURPLE HEART AND DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER. 'BAND OF BROTHERS'.