Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pulaski, Virginia
Honored By
R. Kegley
Relationship
Daughter
HE WAS A RIFLEMAN AND CORPORAL IN COMPANY A, 242ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION. CLASSIFIED AS MISSING IN ACTION AND WAS A PRISONER OF WAR UNTIL LIBERATED. HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.