Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New Bern, North Carolina
Honored By
Hal F. Humphrey
Relationship
Friend
ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY WITH BATTERY D, 113TH ARTILLERY; IN SEPTEMBER 1940, AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT. TRAINED AT FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA AND IN ENGLAND. PARTICIPATED IN THE D-DAY INVASION WITH THE 30TH ARTILLERY INFANTRY DIVISION. ALSO SERVED WITH THE 188TH AND 197TH ARTILLERY IN EUROPE. SERVED IN WWII FROM 1943 TO 1945.