Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Collins, Georgia
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1945 WHEN HE TURNED AGE 18, AS THE WAR WAS COMING TO A CLOSE. AFTER COMPLETING TRAINING, HE JOINED OCCUPATION FORCES IN GERMANY AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH 'GERMANY' CLASP. CONTINUED IN U.S. ARMY SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT. ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.