Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Johnson City, Tennessee
Honored By
A Grateful American
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, SERVED IN WWII WITH THE 70TH INFANTRY DIVISION (TRAILBLAZERS), 274TH INFANTRY, ANTI-TANK COMPANY, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. KILLED IN ACTION JANUARY 20, 1945, IN ROTHBACH, ALSACE, FRANCE. CAMPAIGNS: Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace. AWARDS: PURPLE HEART.