Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Edmond, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN THE INFANTRY. TAKEN AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN NORTH AFRICA AND SPENT 9 MONTHS IN A PRISON CAMP IN ITALY. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON MARCH 5, 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.