Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mississippi
Honored By
Gaspar C. Dowling
U.S. ARMY FORCES FAR EAST, MARCH 1, 1942 TO AUGUST 28, 1946. JAPANESE INVASION AND OCCUPATION AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION, LUZON GROUND CAMPAIGN, PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MAY 1945, WOUNDED IN ACTION. SEPTEMBER 9, 1946 TO MAY 18, 1949 OCCUPATION OF JAPAN IN OKINAWA. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART MEDAL AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.