Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Huntington, West Virginia
Honored By
McVMI 43
HE WAS GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE WITH THE CLASS OF 1943. AFTER ATTENDING OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL, HE WAS COMMISSIONED A LIEUTENANT IN THE U.S. ARMY. HE SERVED IN THE FIELD ARTILLERY AND LEFT THE SERVICE AS A CAPTAIN.