Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Flippin, Arkansas
Honored By
Betty Louise Womack
Relationship
Sister
ENLISTED IN NAVY V-12 PROGRAM. SENT TO NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. COMMISSIONED IN NEW ORLEANS AS AN ENSIGN. ASSIGNED TO USS MISSOURI BB-63 WHEN JAPANESE TREATY WAS SIGNED. HE WAS IN CHARGE OF MAKING JAPANESE WEAPONS INOPERABLE, REMOVING FIRING PINS AND SAWING OFF GUN BARRELS. LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE WHEN DISCHARGED.