Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cairo, Georgia
Honored By
American Legion Post 122
PACIFIC, JUNE 2, 1944-NOVEMBER 27, 1945. CAMPAIGNS: NEW GUINEA, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND LUZON. CORPORAL, COMPANY C, 503RD PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT. COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PURPLE HEART (WOUNDED, LUZON, FEBRUARY 26, 1945; WOUNDED, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, MAY 10, 1945). ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH THREE BRONZE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH TWO BRONZE STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL. MARKSMAN BADGE RIFLE.