Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Barbourville, Kentucky
Honored By
Honor Flight
SERVED FROM MARCH 12,1944 TO APRIL 24,1946. HE WAS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS IN EUROPE WITH COMPANY D, 304TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 76TH DIVISION. HE WAS AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL.