Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Stokesdale, North Carolina
Honored By
Barry Wayne Baker
Relationship
Son
7TH ARMORED INFANTRY, 48TH INFANTRY BATTALION. SERVED DURING BATTLE OF THE BULGE UNTIL END OF THE WAR. ONLY SURVIVOR OF HIS 12 MAN SQUAD. WOUNDED WHILE KNOCKING OUT GERMAN MACHINE GUN NEST WITH A BAZOOKA. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART. ACHIEVED RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT.