Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Colbert, Oklahoma
Honored By
Terri O'Connor
Relationship
Daughter
LANDED AT NORMANDY BEACH, BATTLE OF BREST, FRANCE WHERE U.S. FORCES CAPTURED THE PORT OF BREST IN BRITTANY, FRANCE AND THE BREST AIRPORT, WHICH GAVE THE U.S. MILITARY A MEANS TO SUPPLY TROOPS. ALSO FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE HURTGEN FOREST ON THE BORDER OF GERMANY AND BELGIUM.