Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Water Valley, Mississippi
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
SERVED WITH THE 1390TH ENGINEER FORESTRY COMPANY, 796TH ENGINEER FORESTRY BATTALION, FIRST ARMY AND FOUGHT IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. ALSO FOUGHT AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.