Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
LaGrange, Georgia
Honored By
Lee Combs Rogers
Relationship
Daughter
COMMISSIONED AS 2ND LIEUTENANT IN 1942, ASSIGNED TO THE 79TH INFANTRY DIVISION. WAS IN COMMAND OF A UNIT THAT LANDED ON THE NORMANDY BEACHES ON D-DAY PLUS 5. WOUNDED NEAR ST. LO, FRANCE. RECEIVED PROMOTION IN 1945 TO FIRST LIEUTENANT.