Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Laurinburg, North Carolina
Honored By
Mary Alice Seagraves Chavis
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED AS A RIFLEMAN AND HALF TRACK DRIVER. SERVED IN SICILY, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES, AND CENTRAL EUROPE. HE WAS AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 6 BRONZE STARS WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE ARROWHEAD, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND THE PURPLE HEART.