Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Watonga, Oklahoma
Honored By
William W. Woolman
SERVED WITH THE SEAHORSE MARINES VMB-423, PBJ (B-25) SQUADRON IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. AWARDED 8 AIR MEDALS AND 2 DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSSES. HAD 57 COMBAT MISSIONS AS A RADIO-RADAR GUNNER.