Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Xenia, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON JUNE 7, 1945 AT FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS. SELECTED FOR THE FIELD ARTILLERY, COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING, AND ASSIGNED TO DETACHMENT 2, FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL, FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA. SERVED AS A DUTY SOLDIER I AND III (MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES 522 AND 590). HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ON OCTOBER 30, 1946 AT THAT STATION. EARNED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.