Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lebanon, Kentucky
Honored By
Margie, Charles, MaryAnn, Sharon, Linda, MontaJo, Glena & Delena
Relationship
Wife & Children
PRIVATE, 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION. INDUCTED APRIL 15, 1943. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS SUSTAINED ON JUNE 6, 1943 FROM JAPANESE (BOTH ARMS, BACK AND HIP) IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA, WHICH WAS 21 DAYS AFTER LANDING IN THE PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AFTER 6 DECADES HE LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO FINALLY RECEIVED HIS BRONZE STAR.