Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cleburne County, Alabama
Honored By
David P. Norton
COLONEL. COMBAT INFANTRY; SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. COMBAT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, NORTHERN FRANCE AND RHINELAND. AWARDED THE LEGION OF MERIT, THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE ARMY COMMENDATION RIBBON. HE SERVED 27 MONTHS.