Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Diamond, Missouri
Honored By
James L. Cullum
Relationship
Cousin
ENTERED NAVY NOVEMBER 4, 1942 AND TRAINED AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS AND NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. ASSIGNED TO USS JOHN W. WEEKS. SERVED IN PACIFIC AREA: OKINAWA AND IWO JIMA. WOUNDED IN IWO JIMA IN 1945. AWARDED PURPLE HEART AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. DISCHARGED ON NOVEMBER 8, 1945.