Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Wynona, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE NAVY IN 1942. SERVED AS A CORPSMAN IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS WITH THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION, 1ST MARINE PARACHUTE REGIMENT. LATER REASSIGNED TO THE AMERICAN THEATER AT SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA.