Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bauxite, Arkansas
Honored By
Arnold A. Wright
Relationship
Friend
AFTER COMPLETING BOOT CAMP, ASSIGNED TO THE DESTROYER, USS BUTLER DD-636 AND PULLED SUBMARINE PATROL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. NEXT ASSIGNMENT WAS CONVOY DUTY IN NORTH ATLANTIC TO ENGLAND, WALES AND SPAIN. SUPPORTED INVASIONS OF ITALY, ALGERIA AND TUNISIA. ASSIGNED TO USS DAUNTLESS (NCC-74668) UNTIL END OF HOSTILITIES.