Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Antlers, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. PARTICIPATED IN COMBAT OPERATIONS IN NEW GUINEA AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.