Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pontotoc, Mississippi
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
SERVED WITH THE COMPANY L, 11TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 5TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND FOUGHT IN NORTH AFRICA, ITALY, FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. ALSO FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 6 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.