Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chilhowie, Virginia
Honored By
Nancy Lawson & Helen Vernon
Relationship
Daughters
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. SERVED WITH THE 47TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. HE WAS KILLED IN BRUCHHAUSEN, GERMANY ON MARCH 9, 1945. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.