Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Clifton Forge, Virginia
Honored By
Sandra Pettit Childers
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED WITH 134TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 35TH INFANTRY DIVISION. SUPERVISED LAYING, TESTING, MAINTENANCE AND DISCOVERY OF WIRE. SUPERVISED 10 TO 12 MEN IN HEADQUARTERS SECTION. SERVED AS SQUAD LEADER AND LIGHT MACHINE GUNNER DURING WAR AND SERVED IN EUROPE IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. DID WORK UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS. SERVED 10 MONTHS OVERSEAS.