Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Little Rock, Arkansas
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM JULY 20, 1940 UNTIL OCTOBER 8, 1945. SERVED WITH THE HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY, 309TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION, 84TH INFANTRY DIVISION. SAW ACTION IN THE RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP, MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION AND THE MARKSMAN BADGE WITH RIFLE AND CARBINE BARS.