Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Four Oaks, North Carolina
Honored By
Family and NC Triangle Flight of Honor
36TH TEXAS DIVISION, 131ST FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT. FROM U.S. TO MOROCCO, FROM MOROCCO TO D-DAY AT SALERNO, ITALY. MADE SECOND BEACHHEAD AT ANZIO, ITALY. LEFT ITALY FOR INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE. WAS IN AUSTRIA WHEN THE WAR ENDED. EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND 1 BRONZE SERVICE ARROWHEAD, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, 6 AUGUST 1944-PURPLE HEART.