Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Florala, Alabama
Honored By
Mr. Gary Edmondson
Relationship
Son
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC, 77TH INFANTRY. FOUGHT ON SEVERAL ISLANDS INCLUDING OKINAWA'S BATTLE FOR SHURI RIDGE. AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER IN AUGUST 1945, HIS DIVISION WAS ASSIGNED TO THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN AT HAKODATE, HOKKAIDO.