Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Waverly, Tennessee
Honored By
Betty
Relationship
Wife
ENTERED SERVICE NOVEMBER 1943, HONORABLY DISCHARGED JANUARY 1946. SERVED 5 MONTHS OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 5TH ARMORED DIVISION, COMPANY C, 47TH ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION BEFORE BEING SENT STATESIDE FOR MEDICAL REASONS. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE BATTLE STAR, AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.