Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Heflin, Alabama
Honored By
David P. Norton
TECHNICIAN 4TH GRADE. COMBAT INFANTRYMAN. ENTERED THE ARMY ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1943 AND WAS DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 31, 1945. SERVED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND EUROPEAN THEATRES. COMBAT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED ROME-ARNO, THE PO VALLEY AND THE NORTHERN APENNINES. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR 28 MONTHS.