Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Madison, Tennessee
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
STAFF SERGEANT. SERVED WITH THE FIRST BATTALION, 117TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION, COMPANY A IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER: NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND ARDENNES. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON JULY 14, 1944, AUGUST 7, 1944 AND OCTOBER 2, 1944. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE PURPLE HEART WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.