Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1915, Oct. 10 | Born, Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| 1933 | Graduated, Chattanooga High School, Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| 1940 | Enlisted in United States Army, and assigned to medical detachment hospital, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. |
| 1942 | Graduated, Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning, Ga. Assigned to 371st Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division, Camp Robinson, Ark. |
| 1943 | Operations and training staff officer, 92nd Infantry Division, Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Married Alta Ross |
| 1944-1945 | Served as rifle company commander and heavy weapons company commander, 92nd Infantry Division, North Apennines and Po Valley campaigns, Italy |
| 1945 | Promoted to captain Awarded Bronze Star Medal, Italy |
| 1946 | Promoted to major |
| 1948 | S-3 (Operations), 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, Fort Jackson, S.C. |
| 1950-1953 | Assigned to 350th Infantry Regiment, Austria |
| 1953-1955 | Army advisor, National Guard, N.C. |
| 1956-1957 | Military advisor, Military Assistance Advisory Group, Taiwan |
| 1958-1960 | S-4 (Logistics), Combat Development Experimentation Command, 1st Brigade, 10th Infantry, Fort Ord, Calif. |
| 1961-1962 | Military advisor, Joint United States Military Advisory Group, Thailand |
| 1962 | Recalled from Thailand to assist in re-activation of 1st Armored Division, Fort Hood, Tex. |
| 1963 | Retired from U.S. Army as lieutenant colonel |
| 2006, Mar. 12 | Died, Cleveland, Tenn. |