Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chapin, South Carolina
Honored By
James O. Sweeny
Relationship
Classmate
SERVED WITH 32ND INFANTRY DIVISION, 128TH ANTI-TANK COMPANY IN THE PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION FROM 1942 TO 1946. WITH THE DIVISION, SAW ACTION IN BOTH NEW GUINEA AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. EARNED PURPLE HEART, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL WITH FIVE BATTLE STARS, AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL.