Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wakita, Oklahoma
Honored By
American Legion
Relationship
Friends
PRIVATE 1ST CLASS, COMPANY A, 508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY, AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN (746). SERVED IN EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN; RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. WOUNDED JANUARY 22, 1945 IN BELGIUM. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH TWO BRONZE SERVICE STARS, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE. PARACHUTE TRAINING IN FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. SERVED FROM NOVEMBER 22, 1943 TO NOVEMBER 20, 1945.