Sonny served in the US Army in Korea, during the Korean conflict. It was a difficult time for him, but he was a good soldier, he rose to the rank of Sergeant First Class, and he was offered a battlefield commission there.
He left the Army about 1953, returned to Georgia, to his wife Yancey McCalla, to raise a family. He must have suffered from PTSD, as it is known today, and sadly never found life’s calling.
He had many talents though; he was an avid outdoorsman and a champion golfer. Fishing and hunting must have been his first loves. He competed regularly in golf tournaments, and often won.
He had many friends, and he loved to travel, often with his mother Sal and Dick Forrester on their cross-country roadtrips.
Sonny passed away on 17 Jan 1968 in Covington, Ga, buried in Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens, Oglethorpe, Ga, beside Sal and Dick Forrester. Sal tended his grave with loving care the rest of her years.
Sonny served in the US Army in Korea, during the Korean conflict. It was a difficult time for him, but he was a good soldier, he rose to the rank of Sergeant First Class, and he was offered a battlefield commission there.
He left the Army about 1953, returned to Georgia, to his wife Yancey McCalla, to raise a family. He must have suffered from PTSD, as it is known today, and sadly never found life’s calling.
He had many talents though; he was an avid outdoorsman and a champion golfer. Fishing and hunting must have been his first loves. He competed regularly in golf tournaments, and often won.
He had many friends, and he loved to travel, often with his mother Sal and Dick Forrester on their cross-country roadtrips.
Sonny passed away on 17 Jan 1968 in Covington, Ga, buried in Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens, Oglethorpe, Ga, beside Sal and Dick Forrester. Sal tended his grave with loving care the rest of her years.
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