Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dallas, Texas
Honored By
Family & Friends
ON THE LEOPOLDVILLE ON CHRISTMAS EVE IN 1944, CROSSING THE CHANNEL FROM ENGLAND TO FRANCE. THE SHIP WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK. HE SURVIVED ON ONE OF THE LAST LIFEBOATS AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO FRANCE TO CONTINUE HIS TOUR.