Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hillsboro, Texas
Honored By
A Grateful American
PARTICIPATED IN THE AMPHIBIOUS LANDING ON NOVEMBER 8. 1941 AT PORT LYAUTEY, NORTH AFRICA. HE FOUGHT IN EIGHT MAJOR BATTLES IN NORMANDY, CENTRAL EUROPE, SICILY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES, TUNISIA AND ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO. RECIPIENT OF THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH EIGHT BRONZE STARS, BRONZE ARROWHEAD, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.