Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Jack, Alabama
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE NAVY IN 1942. ATTENDED COOK SCHOOL IN SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA. SAILED OVERSEAS ON THANKSGIVING DAY IN NOVEMBER, 1942 AND SERVED 18 MONTHS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. CONTINUED IN U.S. ARMY SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF SERGEANT FIRST CLASS.