Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Montpelier, Virginia
Honored By
Dorothy Pleasants Chewning
Relationship
Sister
STAFF SERGEANT, SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. TRAINED IN IRELAND WITH THE 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN PREPARATION FOR THE INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA. AFTER FIGHTING IN NORTH AFRICA PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF MONTE CASSINO MONASTERY IN ITALY. AWARDS: EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.