Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Birmingham, Alabama
Honored By
Children and Family
SERVED AS A MEDIC WITH B COMPANY, 399TH, 100TH DIVISION IN FRANCE AND GERMANY. LANDED AT MARSEILLES, FRANCE AND FOUGHT TO THE MAGINOT LINE. WAS WOUNDED CROSSING THE NECKAR RIVER AT HEILBRONN, GERMANY A MONTH BEFORE V-DAY. RECEIVED TWO PURPLE HEARTS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, MEDICAL BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. SERVED FROM JANUARY 10, 1944 TO MAY 11, 1946.