Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Santa Maria, California
Honored By
R. M. Foulstone
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS MARCH 3, 1941. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC AREA IN 1942. COMMISSIONED 2ND LIEUTENANT, ARMOR OCTOBER 1942. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 6TH ARMORED DIVISION. RECEIVED SILVER STAR, 2 BRONZE STARS, 2 PURPLE HEARTS. RETIRED AS MAJOR IN APRIL 1961.