Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED MARCH 4, 1943 AT JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. SERVED AS A CARPENTER'S MATE WITH THE SEABEES. PROMOTED TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER JULY 15, 1943. STATIONED AT CAMP PEARY, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA; CAMP ENDICOTT, DAVISVILLE, RHODE ISLAND; CAMP PARK AND PORT HUENEME, CALIFORNIA AND TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED IN NEW GUINEA IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER WITH COMPANY B, 91ST NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION.