Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lumberport, West Virginia
Honored By
Mr. Warren G. Coffman
ENTERED ARMY AS PRIVATE, 1943. FOUGHT IN WWII, KOREA AND VIETNAM. AWARDED 14 MEDALS INCLUDING COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, 2ND AWARD; SILVER STAR, LEGION OF MERIT AND PURPLE HEART. RETIRED IN 1973 AS COLONEL.