Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hotspot, Kentucky
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
PRIVATE. SERVED WITH COMPANY C, FIRST BATTALION, 117TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER: NORMANDY. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON JULY 7, 1944. DIED OF WOUNDS ON JULY 12, 1944. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE PURPLE HEART.