Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
El Dorado, Arkansas
Honored By
Roy V. Kinard American Legion Post 10
AFTER COMPLETING BASIC TRAINING AT FORT RILEY, KANSAS, ASSIGNED TO THE ENGINEERING CORPS AS A HEAVY TRUCK DRIVER. ARRIVED IN IRAN WITH SERVICE COMMAND UNIT IN 1943, AND SERVED IN THAT THEATER FOR MORE THAN 24 MONTHS. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND A DRIVER'S MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI IN 1945.