Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Clear Creek, Payne County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE AND SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.