Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sycamore Landing, Tennessee
Honored By
Children
SERVED OVERSEAS 25 MONTHS ENGAGED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ASSIGNED TO BATTERY 'A' OF 455TH COASTAL ARTILLERY BATTALION THAT SAW ACTION IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BATTLE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED OCTOBER 8, 1945.