Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Fairmont, North Carolina
Honored By
Sylvia Oliver Huggins
Relationship
Niece
SERGEANT. ENTERED ARMY IN JANUARY 1942. TRAINED AT FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY; CAMP CAMPBELL, ALASKA. SERVED IN PACIFIC AND EUROPEAN THEATERS. WHILE IN THE 774TH TANK BATTALION, 78TH INFANTRY DIVISION, STATIONED IN GERMANY IN MARCH 1945. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR AND THE PURPLE HEART.