Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Centerville, Tennessee
Honored By
National Funeral Directors Association
SERVED FOR 4 YEARS; 18 MONTHS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. SERVED AS A FORWARD OBSERVER IN THE 63RD INFANTRY DIVISION. RECEIVED SHRAPNEL WOUNDS IN A BATTLE OF THE RHINE RIVER AND AGAIN DURING A BATTLE BEHIND THE SIEGFRIED LINE. WAS AWARDED 3 MAJOR BATTLE STARS AND THE SILVER STAR.