Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Columbia, South Carolina
Honored By
Mr. James H. Morse
FEDERALIZED WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD IN 1940 TO THE RANK OF CORPORAL. ATTENDED OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL IN 1942. WAS IN THE SAIPAN AND OKINAWA OPERATIONS. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR AND COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE. RETURNED TO THE U.S. ON DECEMBER 24, 1945.