Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Winston Salem, North Carolina
Honored By
712th Tank Battalion Association
SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS IN C AND D COMPANIES, 712TH TANK BATTALION. PARTICIPATED IN MAJOR CAMPAIGNS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS THROUGH V-E DAY IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA, ATTACHED TO 90TH INFANTRY, 3RD ARMY UNDER COMMAND OF GENERAL GEORGE PATTON.