Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Flora, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON MAY 25, 1944 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS AND ATTENDED THE CRASH FIRE FIGHTING AND RESCUE TECHNIQUES SERVICE SCHOOL. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED AT NAVAL AIR STATION, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS AN AVIATION MACHINIST’S MATE THIRD CLASS ON FEBRUARY 1, 1946 AT THE PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, SAME STATION. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.