Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Dexter, Mississippi
Honored By
Walter Earley
Relationship
Friend
FROM A SEMINARY IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. ENLISTED TO CONTINUE HIS SEMINARY TRAINING IN NEW ENGLAND. UPON COMPLETION THEREOF HE WAS COMMISSIONED IN THE CHAPLAINS CORPS AND ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. MARINE DIVISION STAFF HEADED BY GENERAL C. 'CHESTY' PULLAR.