Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hosford, Florida
Honored By
Son & Daughter
SERVED FROM 31 MAY 1944 TO 16 MAY 1946. ASSIGNED TO 1344TH COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION IN OKINAWA IN PREPARATION FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN. REASSIGNED TO 1ST CAVALRY AND STATIONED IN JAPAN AS PART OF THE OCCUPATION FORCES WHEN THE JAPANESE SURRENDER MADE INVASION UNNECESSARY.