Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Louisville, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON APRIL 18, 1945 AT FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS. TRAINED AS A LIGHT TRUCK DRIVER AT CAMP CROWDER, MISSOURI. STATIONED STATESIDE UNTIL HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE AS A PRIVATE FROM THE 1920TH SERVICE COMMAND UNIT, FLORENCE, ARIZONA ON DECEMBER 11, 1945 AT THE CAMP PAPAGO PARK SEPARATION CENTER, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. EARNED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.