Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Covington, Oklahoma
Honored By
Louis H. Durheim
SERVED APRIL 1942 TO JUNE 1945 WITH THE 103RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 43RD DIVISION, COMPANY L. ACTIVE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. SAW COMBAT AT GUADALCANAL, RUSSELL ISLANDS, NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS, NEW GUINEA AND THE PHILIPPINES. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 5 BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BATTLE STAR, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.