Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wilkinson, Mississippi
SERVED AS A SQUAD LEADER WITH THE 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION IN ENGLAND, FRANCE AND GERMANY. PARTICIPATED IN MANY BATTLES BEFORE GERMANY SURRENDERED. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PURPLE HEART.