Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Louisburg, North Carolina
Honored By
Warren W. Smith, Sr.
SERVED FROM AUGUST 4, 1943 TO MARCH 10, 1946. SERVED ON THE USS WEAVER WHICH WAS A DESTROYER ESCORT IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE. HE WAS PRESENT ON THE USS WEAVER NEAR THE MISSOURI WHERE THE JAPANESE SIGNED THE SURRENDER SEPTEMBER 2, 1945. MEDALS RECEIVED WERE THE AMERICAN AREA MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH 7 STARS.