Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Amarillo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Frey
ENTERED THE ARMY DECEMBER 1941 FORT LOGAN, COLORADO. SERVED IN WWII IN THE AIRBORNE INFANTRY AS A DEMOLITION EXPERT IN EUROPE AND AFRICA. SERVED AS A SERGEANT IN SOME OF THE FOLLOWING UNITS: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, 502ND AIRBORNE INFANTRY, 1ST ARMY, 3RD ARMY. DISCHARGED SEPTEMBER 1945 FORT LOGAN, COLORADO. AWARDED THE ARMY PARACHUTE BADGE, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, WWII SERVICE MEDALS, A BRONZE STAR AND PURPLE HEART.