Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Viola, Arkansas
Honored By
Curry Sanders
ON DECEMBER 16, 1944 HE WAS SHELLED. ON DECEMBER 17, 1944 HE WAS OVERRUN, IN THE VICINITY OF SAINT VITH, BELGIUM, BY 2 FULL GERMAN DIVISIONS AND WAS REPORTED MISSING ON DECEMBER 21, 1944. THE 423RD SUFFERED 8,663 CASUALTIES (416 KILLED, 1,246 WOUNDED AND 7,000 MISSING). HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR.