Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Enterprise, Alabama
Honored By
VFW Post 11242
SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA AND ASSUMED COMMAND OF COMPANY 'K' AFTER HIS PREVIOUS TWO COMMANDERS HAD BEEN WOUNDED ON A CHARGE UP A WELL DEFENDED HILL. BECAUSE OF HIS LEADERSHIP AND HEROICS IN THIS BATTLE HIS DIVISION COMMANDER EXERCISED HIS RIGHT TO PROMOTE A MAN ON THE BATTLEFIELD AND PROMOTED HIM TO FIRST LIEUTENANT.