Hometown
Noble County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR AND WAS TAKEN AS A PRISONER OF WAR. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. CONTINUED IN MILITARY SERVICE AFTER THE WAR AND ATTAINED THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL.