Born and reared near Kingsport, TN and attended Blountville High School. He was killed in the Normandy invasion on June 19, 1944. Hometown was in Scott County, VA.

  • Rank: Private First Class
  • Date of birth:
  • 9 October 1919
  • Date of death: 19 June 1944
  • County: Sullivan
  • Hometown: Kingsport
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, Company K
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Awards: Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan County, TN
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