Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sand Creek, Oklahoma
Honored By
American Legion
SIGNALMAN 1ST CLASS. STATIONS AND VESSELS SERVED ON USS HOLLAND, USS STURGEON, USS SEA POACHER, USS FLYING FISH. RECEIVED THE PHILIPPINE DEFENSE RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE STAR, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA WITH 7 BRONZE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE STAR. SERVED FROM NOVEMBER 2, 1940 TO NOVEMBER 22, 1946.