Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cold Springs, Kentucky
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY JANUARY 28, 1943 AT CINCINNATI, OHIO. SERVED IN EUROPE WITH K-COMPANY, 157TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 45TH INFANTRY ‘THUNDERBIRD’ DIVISION ATTACHED TO THE U.S. 3RD ARMY. KILLED IN ACTION MONDAY, MAY 29, 1944 IN THE VICINITY OF MILAN, LOMBARDIA, ITALY. HE WAS INTERRED IN A BATTLEFIELD CEMETERY AND AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN EUROPE, HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO HIS FAMILY, FOR BURIAL IN THE COLD SPRING BAPTIST CEMETERY, COLD SPRINGS, KENTUCKY.