Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Norman, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. KILLED IN ACTION IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. THE U.S. NAVY NAMED A DESTROYER AFTER HIM WHICH WAS CHRISTENED FEBRUARY 29, 1944 AT ORANGE, TEXAS BY HIS MOTHER.