Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Biloxi, Mississippi
Honored By
G. E. Holcomb
DECORATED, 28 MONTHS OF COMBAT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, MADE 5 AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS AND PARTICIPATED IN 9 COMBAT CAMPAIGNS. HE RECEIVED TWO COMBAT PROMOTIONS, ONE TO MAJOR FROM GENERAL PATTON AND THE OTHER TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL FROM GENERAL BRADLEY.