Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Atlanta, Georgia
Honored By
Ms. Ellen Parker
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN U.S. ARMY, STATIONED IN OKLAHOMA. SERVED IN EUROPE; FRANCE, GERMANY AND ENGLAND. COMMUNICATIONS SERGEANT, COMPANY E, 242D INFANTRY REGIMENT, 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION. COMBAT DUTY DECEMBER 1944 TO APRIL 1945. WOUNDED IN ACTION, APRIL 3, 1945. AWARDED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART MEDAL, THREE BATTLE STARS FOR EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS RIBBON. HONORABLY DISCHARGED, SEPTEMBER 1945.