Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sparta, Tennessee
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
PRIVATE. SERVED WITH THE FIRST BATTALION, 117TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION, COMPANY A IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER: NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND ARDENNES. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON FEBRUARY 25, 1945. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE PURPLE HEART.