Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ft. McClellan, Alabama
Honored By
The Champion Family
SERVED IN COMPANY C, 34TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 24TH DIVISION. WOUNDED IN ACTION IN BATAAN ON FEBRUARY 3, 1945. SERVED IN THE FOLLOWING BATTLES: NEW GUINEA, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES, LUZON AND BATAAN. EARNED THE FOLLOWING AWARDS: PURPLE HEART, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON.