Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pelham, North Carolina
Honored By
Margaret McKinney
Relationship
Daughter
WENT IN AT FORT BRAGG. WENT TO CAMP CROFT, SOUTH CAROLINA; THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE; AUSTRALIA; NEW GUINEA; SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; FORT BRAGG. WOUNDED IN ACTION AT NEW BRITAIN IN JANUARY 1944. MEDALS INCLUDE THE PURPLE HEART, BATTLE STAR, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL.