Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mills County, Texas
Honored By
Danny Jones
Served as a 1st Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 142nd Infantry, 36th Division, Antitank Company. He went overseas in March, 1943. He fought in Africa, Italy, and France. He had taken part in the Salerno and Anzio invasions. He was commanding Company A when he was killed in France on 8 December 1944. He was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.