Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Grady County, Georgia
Honored By
American Legion Post 122
CAMPAIGNS: INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA, INVASION OF SICILY, ITALY AND NORMANDY FRANCE (LANDED ASHORE OMAHA BEACH D-DAY+ 3).STAFF SERGEANT, COMPANY D, 66TH ARMORED REGIMENT, 2ND ARMORED DIVISION. PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION (NORMANDY) EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FOUR BRONZE STARS AND TWO BRONZE ARROWHEADS. PURPLE HEART, DIED AS THE RESULT OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT THE BATTLE FOR ST LOE, FRANCE. JULY 18, 1944.