Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bauxite, Arkansas
Honored By
Arnold A. Wright
Relationship
Friend
ENTERED THE ARMY FEBRUARY 21, 1942. SENT TO CAMP ROBINSON, ARKANSAS FOR BASIC TRAINING. LATER ASSIGNED TO THE INFANTRY AND SENT OVERSEAS MAY 22, 1943. PARTICIPATED IN THE SAIPAN CAMPAIGN AND SPENT MORE THAN THREE YEARS OVERSEAS. SHIPPED BACK TO THE U.S. AND WAS DISCHARGED.