Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Glencoe, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
PRIOR TO ENTERING SERVICE, WORKED AS A MACHINIST IN A DOUGLAS MACHINE SHOP IN CALIFORNIA. ENLISTED SEPTEMBER 8, 1942 AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA WITH THE RATE OF SEAMAN SECOND CLASS. RECEIVED TRAINING AT NORFOLK, VIRGINIA AND PORT HUENEME, CALIFORNIA. DEPLOYED TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER IN MARCH, 1943. SERVED WITH THE 4TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION (SEABEES) IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.