Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Mayodan, North Carolina
Honored By
Paula Lucy Delosh
ENLISTED IN THE MERCHANT MARINE IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE WAR. SAW DANGEROUS DUTY IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC. BEFORE THE END OF THE WAR WAS DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY INFANTRY, SERVING IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND MOP-UP DUTY IN GERMANY BEFORE AND AFTER THE GERMAN SURRENDER. DISCHARGED A SERGEANT.