Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Honored By
Sharon Allen
Relationship
Historian
SERVED WITH THE 90TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 359TH REGIMENT. LANDED AT UTAH BEACH ON D-DAY. HE AND ONE OTHER SOLDIER CAPTURED NINETEEN GERMANS AT ONE TIME DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN DECEMBER 1944. AWARDED TWO BRONZE STARS AND FIVE PURPLE HEARTS.