Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bassett, Virginia
Honored By
Terry Frank Grogan, Jr.
Relationship
Self
INDUCTED INTO THE US ARMY ON 23 MARCH 1943. SERVED WITH THE 354TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 89TH INFANTRY 'ROLLING W' DIVISION IN EUROPE (JAN-DEC 45). AIDED IN LIBERATING ONE OF THE FIRST CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN ORHDRUF, GERMANY. AWARDED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN'S BADGE, BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH TWO BRONZE BATTLE STARS (RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE), WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HONORABLE DISCHARGE 14 MARCH 1946.