Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Baird, Texas
Honored By
Danny Jones
SERVED AS A PRIVATE 1ST CLASS WITH THE 90TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS DURING 1944 AND WAS A GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR FOR FIVE MONTHS, RELEASED IN MAY 1945. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR FOR HIS GALLANTRY IN ACTION AND THE BRONZE STAR WITH ONE BRONZE OAKLEAF CLUSTER AND THE PURPLE HEART.