Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Louisville, Kentucky
Honored By
E. Pruitt
Served on numerous assignments stateside and in the Caribbean as an enlisted person. Was commissioned as an A5 2nd Lieutenant of the Infantry, at Fort Benning in 1944. Was assigned to the 43rd Infantry Reconnaissance in the Philippines, then transferred to the 1st Cavalry Division, 302nd Reconnaissance. Occupied Japan in September 1945.