Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Drumright, Oklahoma
Honored By
Harry P. Frizzell
ACTIVE SERVICE 1942-1976. SERVED IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC INCLUDING MANILA, PHILIPPINES. PROVIDED SIGNAL COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT THE AREA UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL, JAPAN, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION BADGE, AND MERITORIOUS UNIT EMBLEM.