Family Born in Hardin County, Tennessee on May 30, 1917 Parents: Robert Claude and Lucy McMeans Siblings: Mary Alice, Gilbert Roy, Calvin Edward, Hermon T., Peggy Anne, Willard Earl, and Linda Sue Willard Earl and Linda Sue died at a young age Gilbert Roy was also drafted; however, he was not forced to go overseas being that Boots was already there Hermon T. who is also known as Peck, is the only living child
Education Attended grammar school up to 6th grade Was able to read and write Worked as a farm hand his teenage years
Adult Life Married his childhood neighbor, Maudie Florine Jackson Did not have any children Drafted into the war at the age 26