Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Giles County, Tennessee
Honored By
Larry E. Williams
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED AT CAMP FANNING, TEXAS. FOUGHT IN ITALY, FRANCE AND GERMANY. HE WAS WITH THE 157TH INFANTRY AS A RIFLEMAN. KILLED IN ACTION DECEMBER 20, 1944 IN BUNDENTHAL, GERMANY. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL (WITH BRONZE STAR ATTACHMENT), GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.