Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Greensboro, Alabama
Honored By
David P. Norton
HE ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY, ARTILLERY AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT, 1941; SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE AND WAS AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATRE MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE MEDAL WITH TWO STARS, ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL AND BRONZE STAR. HE GRADUATED FROM THE COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF SCHOOL U.S. ARMY 1942.