Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
West Virginia
Honored By
A Grateful American
STAFF SERGEANT, SERVED WITH COMPANY A, 50TH ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION, 6TH ARMORED DIVISION, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. WOUNDED IN ACTION IN GERMANY, APRIL 7, 1945. AWARDED PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, FIVE BATTLE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL.