Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ft. Benning, Georgia
Honored By
Harvey S. Sutherland
SERVED WITH THE ELITE 509TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY BATTALION, THE MOST DECORATED PARATROOP UNIT OF WWII IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE. OPERATION DRAGOON, 15 AUGUST 1944.