Hometown
Picher, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
HE ATTEMPTED TO ENLIST IN THE MILITARY AT AGE 16 BUT THE ATTEMPT FAILED. HE LIED ABOUT HIS AGE AND SUCCESSFULLY ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE AT AGE 17. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.