Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tonkawa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE ARMY IN OCTOBER 1942. CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY ON MAY 11, 1943 FOR SERVICE AS A MEDIC. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY IN CALIFORNIA IN THE ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM AS A PRE-MEDICAL STUDENT. CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH THE 45TH INFANTRY 'THUNDERBIRD' DIVISION, OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED.