Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lynch, Kentucky
SERVED FROM FEBRUARY 26, 1941 UNTIL HIS DEATH ON JANUARY 18, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 4TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION. WAS KILLED IN ACTION WHILE IN LUXEMBOURG. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.