Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Kyles Ford, Tennessee
Honored By
Delmer Wallen
Relationship
Cousin
SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM 1945 TO 1947. SAW ACTION AS A COMBAT INFANTRYMAN IN THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN CAMPAIGNS FROM JANUARY TO MAY 1945. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND SILVER STAR. SERVED IN THE OCCUPATION OF AUSTRIA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WAR, FROM MAY TO AUGUST 1945.