Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mocksville, North Carolina
Honored By
Novaro & Jan Nichols
Relationship
Friends
TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE. BASIC TRAINING CAMP MCKALL, NORTH CAROLINA. SERVED WITH THE 188TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY IN NEW GUINEA AND THE LIBERATION OF SOUTH PHILIPPINES. LUZON, AMMUNITION BEARER. MEDALS INCLUDE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN, DISTINGUISHED UNIT AND GLIDER BADGES; AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN THEATERS WITH 3 BRONZE STARS; PHILIPPINE LIBERATION WITH BRONZE STAR; BRONZE STAR MEDAL; GOOD CONDUCT; BRONZE ARROWHEAD; WWII VICTORY MEDAL; NO TIME LOST AW107; ASR SCORE; INACTIVE SERVICE; AND THE PRESIDENTIAL CITATION.