Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AND SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 85TH INFANTRY 'CUSTER' DIVISION. FOUGHT IN ITALY AND WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. CONTINUED IN ARMY RESERVE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR AND ATTAINED THE RANK OF COLONEL.