Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Abingdon, Virginia
Honored By
Charles O. Harris
SERVED NOVEMBER 22, 1942 TO JANUARY 13, 1946 WITH THE CANNON COMPANY, 302ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 94TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN 4 MAJOR CAMPAIGNS: NORTHERN FRANCE, THE ARDENNES, RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.