Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Eagle Mills, Arkansas
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE WAR. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1940 AND AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL. REENLISTED IN 1941 AT FORT SILL AT LAWTON, OKLAHOMA. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. CONTINUED IN U.S. ARMY RESERVE AND ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT. ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.