Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tompkinsville, Kentucky
Honored By
Daniel Harlan Miller
Relationship
Son
ENLISTED ON MARCH 8, 1943. MEMBER OF THE HEADQUARTERS BATTERY, 440TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY, AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION OF THE U.S. ARMY. FIVE BATTLE STARS EARNED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION. HIS UNIT RECEIVED THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE CITATION FOR ACTION DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AT GOUVY, BELGIUM. HELPED WITH POST-WAR REFUGEE SETTLEMENT. DISABLED DURING POST-WAR SERVICE. SPENT 20 MONTHS IN MANY HOSPITALS. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON APRIL 12, 1947.