Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Kernersville, North Carolina
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
SERGEANT. SERVED WITH COMPANY C, FIRST BATTALION, 117TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER: NORMANDY, RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON JULY 7, 1944, DECEMBER 23, 1944 AND APRIL 6, 1945. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE PURPLE HEART WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.