Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Charleston, South Carolina
Honored By
Linda Hughes Prouty
Relationship
Wife
SERVED WITH THE 8TH INFANTRY DIVISION, HEADQUARTERS, 121ST INFANTRY 'OLD GRAY BONNET' REGIMENT FROM AUGUST 1941 TO OCTOBER 1945. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS (NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE), AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE RIBBON, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ARMY OF OCCUPATION RIBBON, EXPERT AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, 3 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS, HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION RIBBON AND MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION RIBBON.