Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Niday, Virginia
Honored By
Family
SERVED FROM MAY 1942 TO JULY 1945 WITH THE 60TH ARMY INFANTRY. EARNED THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT. SAW ACTION IN SICILY, NORTH AFRICA, ENGLAND, BELGIUM AND FRANCE BEFORE BEING TAKEN AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY. HELD FOR 6 MONTHS BEFORE BEING LIBERATED. RECEIVED BOTH THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL AND A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.