Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wards, Kentucky
Honored By
A Grateful American
ENTERED SERVICE MARCH 1942, TRAINED IN ENGLAND AND WALES, LANDED AT NORMANDY JULY 1944 FOUGHT ACROSS FRANCE TO PARIS. THE ADVANCE CONTINUED CROSSING THE MEUSE RIVER INTO BELGIUM AND GERMANY. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY, 19 SEPTEMBER 1944 WHILE ATTACHED TO 109TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 28TH INFANTRY DIVISION. BURIED AT HENRI-CHAPELLE AMERICAN CEMETERY, HENRI-CHAPELLE, BELGIUM. AWARDS: PURPLE HEART.