Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Statesville, North Carolina
Honored By
J. Joseph Mitcham
Relationship
Son
MEMBER OF A MACHINE GUN CREW IN COMPANY M,137 INFANTRY, 35TH DIVISION. CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. WAS IN PRISON CAMP 7A. RECEIVED THE POW MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON WWII.