Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Durham, North Carolina
Honored By
Curtis and Wiley Williams
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A SIGNALMAN ABOARD THE USS LCT #587 (LANDING CRAFT FOR TANKS). ON D-DAY AT NORMANDY MADE SIX LANDINGS TAKING ASHORE TANKS, TROOPS AND SUPPLIES. AWARDS: EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.