Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mill Creek, Oklahoma
Honored By
Clay Combes
ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY ON NOVEMBER 5, 1943 AT FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA. TRAINED A CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA. AFTER TRAINING WENT TO CENTRAL EUROPE BY WAY OF ENGLAND. ATTACHED TO THE 35TH INFANTRY OF THE 3RD ARMY. LANDED ON UTAH BEACH, NORMANDY. FOUGHT ACROSS EUROPE IN FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG, HOLLAND AND BELGIUM, INTO GERMANY. RECEIVED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, THREE BATTLE STARS FOR RHINELAND, ARDENNES, CENTRAL EUROPE AND REPUBLIC OF FRANCE MEDAL OF HONOR. DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 30, 1945 AT CAMP CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS.