Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Nash, Oklahoma
Honored By
American Legion
ELECTRICIAN'S MATE 1ST CLASS. ATTENDED ELECTRICIANS SCHOOL AND GYRO TECHNICIANS SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. STATIONS AND VESSELS SERVED ON: U.S. NAVY TRAINING STATION IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; USS FOOTE DD-511. SERVED IN ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN. RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE STAR. SERVED FROM AUGUST 19, 1943 TO MAY 6, 1946.