Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Moundsville, West Virginia
Honored By
Nate T.
Relationship
Family Friend
He served in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He enlisted in July, 1943. He earned the Carbine Sharpshooter Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, and Expert Infantryman Badge. He served in the 322nd Infantry Regiment, 81st Infantry Division and reached the rank of Corporal. He was wounded in action (hand grenade fragment to leg) on September 19, 1944 on Angaur Island of the Palau Islands.