Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Marshall County, Alabama
Honored By
David P. Norton
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. IN 1941 HE WAS DRAFTED INTO THE COAST ARTILLERY ANTI-AIRCRAFT AND SPENT 2 YEARS IN ALASKA. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE WAS TRANSFERRED INTO THE COMBAT INFANTRY, 3RD ARMY AND FOUGHT IN FRANCE AND CENTRAL GERMANY, EUROPEAN THEATRE.