Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
El Dorado, Arkansas
Honored By
DAV Chapter 47, El Dorado, AR
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT KEESLER AIR FIELD, MISSISSIPPI AND ASSIGNED DUTY AS TRUCK DRIVER AND AIRPLANE MECHANIC. LATER SAW COMBAT ACTION WHEN HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO COMPANY G, 318TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 80TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS.