Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Salisbury, North Carolina
Honored By
James Franklin Curlee
Relationship
Self
FIRST SERGEANT. SERVED WITH THE 99TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN GERMANY. ONE OF THE FIRST COMPANYS TO GO ACROSS THE DUZENTHAL BRIDGES BEFORE IT FELL. ONE OF THE FIRST DIVISIONS AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. MEDALS INCLUDE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT MEDAL, INFANTRY COMBAT MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON.