Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sandlick, West Virginia
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WHERE HE WAS A FRONT LINE MACHINE GUNNER. HE ALSO SERVED IN AFRICA, SICILY, ITALY, GERMANY AND YUGOSLAVIA. RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART, TWO BRONZE STAR MEDALS AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.