Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Haralson County, Georgia
Honored By
David P. Norton
FIRST LIEUTENANT. SERVED IN THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE IN THE FIRST SEPARATE CHEMICAL COMPANY. LATER, IN THE SIGNAL CORPS, HE SAW DUTY IN GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG AND GERMANY. AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE RIBBON, BRONZE SERVICE STAR FOR NORTHERN FRANCE CAMPAIGN, BRONZE SERVICE STAR FOR NORMANDY CAMPAIGN AND THE BRONZE SERVICE STAR FOR GERMANY CAMPAIGN.