Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Roda, Virginia
Honored By
A Grateful American
431st Signal Battalion from September 5, 1942 until September 21, 1945. Battles and campaigns were Tunisia, Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, North Apennines, Po Valley, Southern France, and Africa. He installed communication lines from advance air fields and front-line command posts to establish communications between air and ground forces for tactical support.