Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sparta, Tennessee
Honored By
The Myers Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH COMPANY E, 338TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 45TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS A COOK IN ROME-ARNO, NORTHERN APENNINES AND PO VALLEY. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.