Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Agra, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
HE SERVED A BRIEF TENURE IN THE U.S. IMMIGRATION SERVICE IN CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA. HE WAS COMMISSIONED IN THE NAVY IN 1942 AND DEPLOYED OVERSEAS TO THE PANAMA CANAL AND NORTH AFRICA. HE ALSO SERVED IN TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS AT PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK CITY. HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN 1945 AND THEN SERVED IN THE NAVAL RESERVE.