Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Athens, Tennessee
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
STAFF SERGEANT. SERVED WITH COMPANY B, FIRST BATTALION, 117TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER: NORMANDY AND RHINELAND. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON JULY 12, 1944 AND ON NOVEMBER 18, 1944. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE PURPLE HEART WITH AN OAK LEAF CLUSTER.