Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Heber Springs, Arkansas
Relationship
Self
ACTIVE DUTY FROM 13 SEPTEMBER 1942 UNTIL 30 JUNE 1974. SERVED IN PANAMA AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT, ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY FROM 14 JUNE 1943 TO 2 JANUARY 1944: SERVED AS SECOND LIEUTENANT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 9TH ARMORED DIVISION, 26 MARCH 1944 TO 21 DECEMBER 1944, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FRANCE/LUXEMBOURG/GERMANY, BATTLE OF THE BULGE, WOUNDED WITH PURPLE HEART AND BRONZE STAR.