Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Church Hill, Tennessee
Honored By
Children
ENTERED SERVICE 30 DECEMBER 1943 AND WAS GIVEN AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE 31 OCTOBER 1945. SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES 2 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS. OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS WERE ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM, AND GERMANY. HE SERVED AS A RIFLEMAN IN COMPANY I, 109TH INFANTRY IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FOR 6 MONTHS AND 21 DAYS. HE WAS WOUNDED IN GERMANY 8 OCTOBER 1944 DURING THE GERMANY CAMPAIGN. HE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES 1 FEBRUARY 1945.