Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Union, Mississippi
Honored By
J. Dwight Hillman
Relationship
Son
HE WAS STATIONED AT THE NAVAL DISTRICT CENTER AT SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA AS AN APPRENTICE SEAMAN FIRST CLASS IN MARCH 1945. HE SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS LIBERATION MEDAL, AND THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.