Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Carter, Oklahoma
Honored By
Charles Easter
Relationship
Cousin
JOINED THE U.S. COAST GUARD ON AUGUST 19, 1943. WENT TO BOOT CAMP IN MANHATTAN BEACH, NEW YORK THEN WAS ASSIGNED TO SERVE ON THE LST 762, WHICH WAS USED TO DELIVER TROOPS TO MANY DIFFERENT ISLANDS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC FOR COMBAT SERVICE. HIS SHIP WENT TO HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI BEFORE HE WAS DISCHARGED ON APRIL 10, 1946.