Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Walters, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED AS A COMBAT ENGINEER IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH GENERAL PATTON'S 3RD ARMORED DIVISION. LANDED ACROSS OMAHA BEACH AT NORMANDY, FRANCE ON JUNE 23, 1944 AND PARTICIPATED IN COMBAT OPERATIONS IN FRANCE AND GERMANY.