Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Coleman, Texas
Honored By
Mr. Dewey W. Mann
Company B, 142nd Infantry, 36th Division. In invasions in Italy at Salerno, September 9, 1943. Given battlefield commission. Awarded Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, European-African-Middle Eastern Medal, WWII Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, American Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart and four Bronze Service Stars.