Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pensacola, Florida
Honored By
James Wyatt
ENTERED THE ARMY IN 1943 IN EARLY FEBRUARY. AFTER STATESIDE TRAINING AT COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE MANEUVERS, HE WENT TO INDIANA AND WAS THEN SENT TO GERMANY. SERVED WITH THE 106TH INFANTRY DIVISION. HE WAS ALMOST CAPTURED AND WAS A SURVIVOR OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.