Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bauxite, Arkansas
Honored By
Arnold A. Wright
Relationship
Friend
DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY FEBRUARY 23, 1944 AND SENT OVERSEAS IN SEPTEMBER 1944. ASSIGNED FOR DUTY WITH THE 102ND INFANTRY DIVISION IN NOVEMBER 1944 AND ALL UNITS WERE INVOLVED IN ACTION. ON APRIL 4, 1945, THE 102ND DIVISION WAS THE FIRST TO CROSS THE RHINE RIVER AT WESEL, GERMANY.