Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dekalb, Mississippi
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
HE WAS ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 709TH TANK BATTALION AND FOUGHT IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. HE WAS AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.