Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lexington, North Carolina
Honored By
Novaro & Jan Nichols & Eddie Frank
Relationship
Friends & Son
ENTERED SERVICE IN MAY 1943. HE TOOK BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI WITH THE 69TH DIVISION, WHERE HE TRAINED ON THE BAR. LANDED ON UTAH BEACH D-DAY PLUS 4 WITH THE 90TH DIVISION. 31 DAYS AFTER LANDING HE WAS SHOT ON WHILE ON NIGHT PATROL, CAPTURED AND PLACED IN STALAG 4B DRESDAN, GERMANY. HE WAS A POW FOR 10 MONTHS.