Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Heflin, Alabama
Honored By
David P. Norton
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. COMBAT INFANTRYMAN. ENTERED THE ARMY ON MARCH 14, 1942 AND WAS DISCHARGED ON JANUARY 21, 1946. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE WITH THE 9TH ARMORED INFANTRY. COMBAT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED NORMANDY FRANCE, NORTHERN FRANCE AND THE RHINELAND. AWARDED AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, SILVER STAR MEDAL, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE RIBBON WITH 3 BATTLE STARS AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR 3 YEARS AND 5 MONTHS.