Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Leedey, Oklahoma
Honored By
LV and Sheryl Melton
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED IN ARDENNES, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. COMBAT INFANTRYMAN. SERVED 3 MAJOR CAMPAIGNS INCLUDING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE WHERE ONLY 14 IN HIS COMPANY OF 250 SURVIVED. AWARDED THREE BRONZE STARS, WWII VICTORY RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. LEFT SERVICE DECEMBER 17, 1945.