Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Paw Creek, North Carolina
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM 1942 TO 1945 IN THE 45TH (THE THUNDERBIRDS) DIVISION, 179TH INFANTRY, IN AFRICA, THE BEACHES OF ANZIO, GERMANY AND FRANCE. RECIPIENT OF PURPLE HEART, FIVE BRONZE STARS, ONE BRONZE ARROWHEAD AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.