Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Candler, North Carolina
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. SERVED WITH COMPANY B, 117TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON JULY 12, 1944. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE PURPLE HEART.