Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Telico Plains, Tennessee
Honored By
Grandchildren and Family
HE ENTERED SERVICE IN MARCH OF 1943 AND WAS SHIPPED OVERSEAS TO ORO BAY, NEW GUINEA WHERE HE JOINED UP WITH THE 24TH DIVISION, 34TH REGIMENT HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, ASSISTING THEM IN THE FOUR MAJOR CAMPAIGNS IN THE PACIFIC TO RECAPTURE THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS OF LEYTE, LUZON, MINDANAO AND CORREGIDOR, THEN TO JAPAN WITH OCCUPATION FORCES.