Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Paris, Arkansas
Honored By
The Furstenberg Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, AND ABOARD USS DETROIT CL-8 AND USS SERRANO ATF-112. AWARDED THE AMERICAN AREA MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA MEDAL WITH FIVE BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH ONE BRONZE SERVICE STAR, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.