Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tuscola, Texas
Honored By
Randall McDaniel
SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM 1940 TO 1945. HE LED HIS INFANTRY COMPANY ONTO OMAHA BEACH AND THROUGH FRANCE AS PART OF THE ALLIED INVASION. HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR AND TWO PURPLE HEARTS.