Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Danville, Virginia
Honored By
McVMI 1943
GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE WITH THE CLASS OF 1943. FOLLOWING OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL, INFANTRY. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 69TH DIVISION. FOUGHT IN ROME-ARNO AND NORTH APENNINES WITH THE 91ST INFANTRY DIVISION. LEFT THE SERVICE IN 1946 AS A 1ST LIEUTENANT.