Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bauxite, Arkansas
Honored By
Arnold A. Wright
Relationship
Friend
DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY OCTOBER 8, 1942 AND ASSIGNED TO THE 361ST FIELD ARTILLERY. HE WAS IN THE THIRD WAVE IN THE INVASION OF LEYTE IN THE PHILIPPINES APRIL 1, 1945. LATER SERVED IN THE INVASION OF THE ISLAND OF OKINAWA. DISCHARGED IN JANUARY 1946.