Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bruce, Mississippi
Honored By
Linda W. Werner
Relationship
Daughter
2ND INFANTRY DIVISION (INDIAN HEAD INSIGNIA); MACHINE GUNNER, WAS IN THIRD WAVE D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY, FRANCE AT OMAHA BEACH, ONE OF 3 SURVIVORS OF 15-MAN SQUADRON KILLED BY GERMAN BOMB IN FRANCE. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART.