Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Louisville, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION IN 1943. SERVED 2 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN AUGUST 1945. RE-ENLISTED FOR AVIATION CADETS. COMMISSIONED AND LATER RETIRED FROM U.S. AIR FORCE AS A MAJOR.