Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Piedmont, Alabama
Honored By
David P. Norton
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. COMBAT INFANTRY. ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 34260944. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE; 5307TH COMPOSITE UNIT. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC ON MAY 23, 1944. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL AND THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.