Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Trenton, Tennessee
Honored By
Edna E. Leeper
Relationship
Niece
SERVED NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE AND ARDENNES. MEDICAL DETACHMENT 39TH INFANTRY. DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BY HEROIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY ON JULY 13, 1944. BROUGHT WOUNDED MAN TO SAFETY UNDER ENEMY FIRE. SAVED WOUNDED MAN'S LIFE. AWARDED BRONZE STAR. OTHER MEDALS INCLUDE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON, PURPLE HEART AND DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION.