Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Buena Vista, Virginia
Honored By
Ms. Carolyn S. Rogers
Relationship
Niece
SERVED IN THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, 505TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT FROM 1942 TO 1945. EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS 1943 TO 1945. FOUR COMBAT JUMPS IN SICILY, ITALY, FRANCE ON D-DAY, AND HOLLAND. SAW ACTION IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, ITALY, FRANCE, HOLLAND, BELGIUM, GERMANY. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, CROIX DE GUERRE FROM FRANCE AND NETHERLANDS.