Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
LEFT HIGH SCHOOL IN 1943 AFTER HIS JUNIOR YEAR AND ENLISTED IN THE AIR FORCES. CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN OCTOBER, 1943. SERVED FOR 2 1/2 YEARS AS AN AIRPLANE MECHANIC. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT CAMP CHAFFEE AT FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS ON APRIL 6, 1946 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. RETURNED TO HIGH SCHOOL IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND RECEIVED HIS DIPLOMA.