Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Appalachia, Virginia
Honored By
David Manis
Relationship
Friend
SERVED WITH BATTERY D, 135TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BATTALION IN EUROPEAN THEATER (RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE). 90MM GUN. CONTINENTAL SERVICE; 1 YEAR, 21 DAYS (CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS AND LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK). FOREIGN SERVICE; 1 YEAR, 7 MONTHS, 1 DAY, ARTILLERY SUPPORT FOR 2ND AND 5TH ARMORED DIVISIONS AND 84TH AND 102ND INFANTRY DIVISIONS. RECEIVED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL.