Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tazewell County, Virginia
Honored By
PLD
EMPLOYED BY THE NAVAL AMMUNITION DEPOT IN SAINT JULIEN'S CREEK, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA IN DECEMBER 1941. TRANSFERRED TO THE BUILDING NAVAL AIR STATION, BERMUDA UNTIL 1944. SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM 1944 TO 1946, ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS BATTERY OF THE 402ND FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 42ND RAINBOW INFANTRY DIVISION IN FRANCE, GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.