Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Decatur, Georgia
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
PRIVATE. SERVED WITH COMPANY B, 117TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER IN NORTHERN FRANCE AND RHINELAND. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON AUGUST 10, 1944. KILLED IN ACTION ON OCTOBER 5, 1944. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE PURPLE HEART WITH AN OAK LEAF CLUSTER.