Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Smithfield, Tennessee
Honored By
A Grateful American
He served as a Private First Class in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), 398th Infantry Regiment, Third Battalion, Company I, in the European Theater of Operations. He was awarded the Silver Star for Gallantry in Action near Lemberg, France, and the Purple Heart for being Wounded in Action.