Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brooklyn, Mississippi
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
HE WAS A SERGEANT ASSIGNED TO COMPANY C, 290TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 75TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND FOUGHT IN BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG AND GERMANY. HE WAS AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART AND THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.