Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pollard, Alabama
Honored By
Willene Barnes
Relationship
Wife
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY CAVALRY. SERVED AS A COMBAT ENGINEER IN THE NORMANDY INVASION AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOR COMBAT WOUNDS AND THE BRONZE STAR FOR HEROISM. RETIRED AFTER 20 YEARS OF HONORABLE SERVICE IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE.