Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Kentucky
Honored By
Melvin & Debbie Pew
SERVED IN THE 45TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 157TH BATTALION FROM MARCH 4, 1941 TO JUNE 20, 1945; SOUTHERN FRANCE, SICILY, ANZIO, SALERNO, NORTH AFRICA, ALGERIA, FRENCH MOROCCO, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO AND THE RHINELAND. AWARDED 7 BATTLE STARS AND THE AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL. PARTICIPATED IN THE LIBERATION OF THE DACHAU PRISON CAMP.