Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Knoxville, Tennessee
Honored By
Sons
ENTERED IN 1942. COMMISSIONED 2ND LIEUTENANT VIA OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS). SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. INITIALLY COMMANDED AMPHIBIOUS TRACTORS; TRANSFERRED TO ARMORED. PARTICIPATED IN THE TINIAN AND SAIPAN INVASIONS. SEPARATED HONORABLY IN 1946.