Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Honored By
Mr. Mack H. Alman
ENTERED EXTENDED MILITARY SERVICE FROM SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA ON JULY 15, 1942. RETURNED FROM ACTIVE DUTY JANUARY 4, 1947. COMBAT DUTY, EUROPEAN THEATER WITH 102ND INFANTRY DIVISION. AWARDED PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER (WOUNDED TWICE), AWARDED SILVER STAR MEDAL FOR GALLANTRY IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY IN GERMANY.