Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Arlington, Texas
Honored By
Dalton Davis
Served March 1944 to May 1946. Completed Radio Operator's School in Fort Riley, Kansas. Served with the 97th Division in France, Germany, Czechoslovakia and Japan. Participated in the Rhineland Campaign as a gunner and radio operator in an armored car with the 97th Reconnaissance Troop Mechanized. Participated in the army of occupation in Japan. Awarded Sharpshooter Rifle Badge, American Theater Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal.