Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Medford, Oklahoma
Honored By
American Legion
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, RIFLEMAN (745). SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN, NORMANDY, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE. SERVED FROM AUGUST 5, 1943 TO JANUARY 6, 1946.