Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Noble, Missouri
Honored By
Lionel D. Frazier
Relationship
Son
SERVED AS A COMBAT INFANTRYMAN IN SOUTH PACIFIC (NEW GUINEA, LUZON). HE ENTERED IN 1941, SAW DUTY IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, KOREA AND U.S. FORCES IN EUROPE. HE RECEIVED THE EXPERT MARKSMANSHIP BADGE WITH RIFFLE BAR, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND ARROWHEAD, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL FOURTH AWARD AND ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL.