Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sparta, Tennessee
Honored By
Dr. Charles A. Mitchell
Infantry. Company Commander of Company A, 526th Armored Infantry Battalion. Defense of Stavelot, Belgium, Battle of the Bulge, Utah Beach in France, Normandy and Germany. Awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Belgium Fourragere and 4 Battle Stars. In the European Theater of Operations. Discharged on January 23, 1946.