Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
St. Gabriel, Louisiana
Honored By
Randall S. McDaniel
SERVED WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE. HE WAS IN THE THIRD GLIDER PLANE THAT LANDED BEHIND ENEMY LINES AT NORMANDY ON D-DAY, FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, AND SURVIVED THE SIEGE AT BASTOGNE. HE WAS AWARDED TWO BRONZE STARS.