Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cairo, Georgia
Honored By
American Legion Post 122
PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS, GUADALCANAL, NEW GUINEA, NEW GEORGIA AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, COMPANY C, 172ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 43RD INFANTRY DIVISION. WAS ABOARD THE SS PRESIDENT COOLIDGE WHEN IT WAS SUNK BY A U.S. MINE AT ESPIRITU SANTO. COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH THREE BRONZE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL.