Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hopkins, South Carolina
Honored By
Nelson McLeod
ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMY ON 17 FEBRUARY 1944. OVERSEAS SERVICE IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM 15 NOVEMBER 1944 UNTIL 11 DECEMBER 1945. AWARDED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE SERVICE STAR FOR NORTHERN FRANCE, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FROM COMPANY G, 263RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, ON 21 APRIL 1946.