Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Clendenin, West Virginia
Honored By
A Grateful American
ENLISTED ON JUNE 25, 1940. SERVED WITH BATTERY 'A', 67TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN BATTALION (MOBILE), ATTACHED TO THE U.S. 5TH AND 7TH ARMIES. SERVED OVERSEAS IN NORTH AFRICA, ITALY, FRANCE AND GERMANY. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP AND THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM (UNIT AWARD).