Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Richland County, South Carolina
Honored By
James C. Bunch
SERVED FROM OCTOBER 1942 TO DECEMBER 1944. SERVED WITH THE ALL BLACK, 333RD FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION (HEAVY) IN THE EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION. KILLED IN ACTION, 17 DECEMBER 1944 DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. ENTITLED TO THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. BURIED AT AMERICAN CEMETERY; HENRI-CHAPELLE, BELGIUM.