Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dewey, Oklahoma
Honored By
Lucille V. Whiteturkey
Relationship
Wife
WITH THE 298TH ENGINEER BATTALION ON D-DAY PLUS 1. CAPTURED NEAR ST. LO AND SPENT NINE MONTHS AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY. ONE OF THE PRISONERS OF WAR THAT WALKED THROUGH POLAND ON THE 350 MILE WALK IN WINTERTIME. LIBERATED IN MUNICH AT THE END OF THE WAR.