Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
London, Arkansas
Honored By
James L. Dale
ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND SERVED 38 MONTHS IN EUROPE IN COMPANY 'C,' 820TH AVIATION ARMY ENGINEERS, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. JUMPED ON TO THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY, FRANCE, ON D-DAY. ALSO FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND WAS PART OF THE FORCE THAT LIBERATED THE JEWS FROM THE DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP.