Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Crawfordville, Georgia
Honored By
Charles Henry Atkinson
Relationship
Cousin
IN 1942, WAS DRAFTED INTO THE U. S. ARMY AND SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER PUBLISHING A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE SEGREGATED AFRICAN AMERICAN 93RD DIVISION. HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR IN 1947 BUT DID NOT RECEIVE IT UNTIL YEARS LATER WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED TO HIM BY PRESIDENT RICHARD M. NIXON.