Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Shelby, North Carolina
Honored By
The Reliable Source
CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN SEPTEMBER 1940 WITH COMPANY K, 120TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION. HE WAS A BATTALION COMMANDER, 397TH INFANTRY, 100TH DIVISION IN THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE IN 1944.