Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Heflin, Alabama
Honored By
American Legion Post No. 19
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. COMBAT INFANTRY. ENTERED THE ARMY SERVICE ON OCTOBER 5, 1942 AND WAS DISCHARGED ON OCTOBER 17, 1945. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE RIBBON WITH 4 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, 3 OVERSEAS BARS, 1 SERVICE STRIPE AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR 3 YEARS AND 12 DAYS.