Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lexington, North Carolina
Honored By
Shirley Smith Koontz
Relationship
Cousin
ENTERED ARMY JANUARY, 1942, AND IN SEPTEMBER, 1944, WAS SENT TO EUROPE. HE SERVED WITH THE 141ST ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BATTALION, BATTERY B, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE FOUGHT IN BATTLES IN THE ARDENNES, RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDS: AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.