Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Louisville, Kentucky
Honored By
Patricia Mccullum
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. RECEIVED THE BRONZE SERVICE STAR, FOUGHT IN THE FOLLOWING CAMPAIGNS NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE, AND ARDENNES. HE WAS AN ANTI-TANK GUN CREWMAN. WITH THE 83RD INFANTRY DIVISION IN ENGLAND, WHALES, FRANCE, LUXEMBURG, HOLLAND, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, BELGIUM, AND GERMANY FOR NINETEEN MONTHS. HE ALSO WAS A CANNONEER AND AN ANTI-TANK CREWMAN, HE FIRED AND MOVED THE GUNS IN POSITION LOADED AND AIMED GUNS, HE CLEANED AND OILED THE GUNS AND DID LIGHT MAINTENANCE ON THE GUNS AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 12, 1945.