Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Louisville, Kentucky
Honored By
Harold C. Fry
Relationship
Self
ASSIGNED TO THE ARMED GUARD UNIT AS A SIGNALMAN ABOARD MERCHANT MARINE SHIPS. MOST OF THE TIME SERVED IN ATLANTIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS AND WENT THROUGH NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN ON UP THROUGH SICILY, ITALY AND EUROPE. WOUNDED ON ONE RUN THROUGH MEDITERRANEAN. RECEIVED 1 PURPLE HEART.