Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hagerstown, Maryland
Honored By
Brenda K. Burkett
Relationship
Daughter
COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP LEE, VIRGINIA AND THEN WENT TO CAMP ELLIS, ILLINOIS. LEFT THE UNITED STATES ON DECEMBER 16, 1943, FOR THE PACIFIC. SPENT SIX MONTHS IN OAHU AND SEVENTEEN MONTHS IN SAIPAN. WAS AWARDED THE AMERICAN SERVICE RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER SERVICE RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, MERITORIOUS AWARD AND THE WWII VICTORY RIBBON.