Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Kerens, Texas
Honored By
Bernard Wilson
Relationship
Friend
ENTERED THE U.S. NAVY IN OCTOBER 1936. AFTER ONE MONTH OF TRAINING AS A MESS ATTENDANT 3RD CLASS, HE SERVED ABOARD USS WYOMING, USS ARKANSAS, USS ANTARES AND USS HONOLULU. PROMOTED TO MESS ATTENDANT 1ST CLASS BEFORE LEAVING THE NAVY AND RECEIVING AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN OCTOBER 1940.