Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Waycross, Georgia
Honored By
Mr. Andrew M. Aspinwall, Jr.
Relationship
Self
INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY ON JULY 27, 1943. ARMORED BASIC TRAINING, FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY. SERVED IN THE 747TH TANK BATTALION. OVERSEAS DUTY IN EUROPE DURING THE LIBERATION PERIOD, FEBRUARY 1944 TO DECEMBER 1945. SERVED AS AN M3 MEDIUM TANK CREWMAN, JULY1944 TO JULY 1945. LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH, NORMANDY, FRANCE, ON JUNE 29, 1944. DISCHARGED JANUARY 2, 1946.