Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
COMMANDER. COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE USS JOHNSON. AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR GALLANTRY AND INTREPIDITY ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY FOR HIS ACTIONS ON OCTOBER 25, 1944. AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS, THE BRONZE STAR AND THE PURPLE HEART.