Hometown
Fairfax, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
TOOK THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM IN 1943 AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. AT AGE 18, MOVED TO OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA AND BEGAN CIVIL SERVICE WORK AT TINKER FIELD IN THE COMMUNICATIONS AREA. LATER TRANSFERRED TO OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BUT RETURNED TO TINKER FIELD BEFORE THE WAR ENDED.