Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Linden, Tennessee
Honored By
Mary R. Qualls Hood
Relationship
Niece
INDUCTED ON MARCH 26, 1944. TRAINED AT FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA. NOVEMBER 6, 1944; SERVED 18 MONTHS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC: NEW CALEDONIA, BOUGAINVILLE, NEW GUINEA, INVASION OF LUZON IN PHILIPPINES. AWARDS: WWII VICTORY RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND 1 BRONZE ARROWHEAD, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND BRONZE STAR. AFTER JAPANESE SURRENDERED, SERVED AS MILITARY POLICEMAN GUARDING JAPANESE PRISONERS. DISCHARGED ON MAY 12, 1946.