Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Agra, Oklahoma
Honored By
Eunice
Relationship
Wife
HE ENTERED THE SERVICE IN JUNE 1944 AND SENT TO FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA, THEN TO FORT MCCLELLAN, ALABAMA FOR BASIC TRAINING. HE WAS THEN SHIPPED OVERSEAS TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS IN DECEMBER OF 1944 AND WAS WITH THE 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION. HE SPENT 1YEAR IN THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION OF EUROPE. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN JUNE OF 1946 AT SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. HE RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.