Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Charleston, West Virginia
Honored By
Larry Burris, Jr.
Relationship
Grandson
SERVED AS AN INFANTRYMAN FROM FEBRUARY 1945 TO OCTOBER 1946. TRAINING WAS AT CAMP BLANDING, FLORIDA. SERVED AT THE AMERICAN EMBASSY IN TOKYO, JAPAN AS A MEMBER OF GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR'S HONOR GUARD. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.