Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Kingsville, Texas
Honored By
RMC Raul G. Garza, USNR (Ret)
Relationship
Friend
ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY IN OCTOBER 1941. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER FROM 1941 TO 1945. SERVED IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, HOLLAND, BELGIUM AND GERMANY WITH THE 75TH INFANTRY DIVISION. WOUNDED IN DARTMOUTH, GERMANY IN 1943. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE PRE-PEARL HARBOR RIBBON. DISCHARGED AT FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS IN 1945.