Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Rector, Arkansas
Honored By
Gil Darter & Del Williams
Relationship
Daughter & Son
ASSIGNED FOR DUTY AS A WELDER TO 132ND ORDNANCE MEDIUM MAINTENANCE COMPANY IN GERMANY. ON OCTOBER 17, 1944, HE WAS WOUNDED BY SHRAPNEL FROM GERMAN V-1 BOMB. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 16 DAYS. HE EARNED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, THE PURPLE HEART AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.