Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dayton, Tennessee
Honored By
Betty Jo Rose
Relationship
Cousin
VOLUNTEERED FOR SERVICE AND WAS ASSIGNED TO 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION. LANDED AT NORMANDY ON D-DAY. AFTER NORMANDY, WAS ASSIGNED TO 1262ND COMBAT ENGINEERING DIVISION WITH THE ASSIGNMENT OF PLACING PONTOONS ON THE RHINE RIVER FOR TANKS CROSSING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL.