Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bibb County,, Alabama
Honored By
David P. Norton
CAPTAIN, ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. IN JULY OF 1942, ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. SERVED IN THE CAMPAIGNS OF NORTH AFRICA, SICILY AND ITALY, AND ALSO IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE, WHERE HE PARTICIPATED IN THE CONQUEST OF OKINAWA. DISCHARGED FROM THE SERVICE IN 1946.