Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Double Springs, Alabama
Honored By
Mrs. G. C. Berry
COMPANY M, 157TH INFANTRY. SERVED FROM 12/28/43 TO 12/30/45. HEAVY MORTAR CREWMAN 1607. SERVED IN ROME-ARNO, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. WOUNDED IN FRANCE ON 1/15/45 AND THEN WENT TO 46TH GENERAL HOSPITAL ON JANUARY 25, 1945. SERVED IN FRANCE, GERMANY AND ITALY UNDER THE THUNDERBIRDS. RECEIVED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE STARS.