Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Huntingdon, Tennessee
Honored By
Grateful American
THE 29TH DIVISION WERE AMONG THE FIRST WAVE TO RUN UP THE OMAHA BEACH SECTOR OF THE NORMANDY COAST, WHERE THEY RAN INTO THE HEAVIEST GERMAN DEFENSES AND SUFFERED MASSIVE CASUALTIES FROM MORTAR AND MACHINE-GUN FIRE.