Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dahlonega, Georgia
Honored By
Joseph T. Dyer
Relationship
Son
COMMISSIONED IN 1944 AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT. SERVED IN 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION AND INFANTRY REPLACEMENT TRAINING CENTERS AT CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, ARKANSAS AND CAMP WHEELER, GEORGIA. COMMANDED INFANTRY PLATOON THAT DEMONSTRATED INFANTRY WEAPONS ON THE 7TH WAR BOND TOUR THROUGHOUT THE NEW ENGLAND STATES AND RAISED OVER THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS.