Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Clarksville, Tennessee
Honored By
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Birdsong
COMMANDED THE 3RD BATTALION, 11TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 5TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS A MAJOR AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN COMBAT OPERATIONS IN FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY, AND AUSTRIA FROM JULY 9, 1944 TO V-E DAY.