Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Flora, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS AN APPRENTICE SEAMAN ON JUNE 26, 1945. ASSIGNED TO NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, FOR BOOT CAMP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED FOR MEDICAL REASONS AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, NAVY PIER, ILLINOIS, ON AUGUST 16, 1945. EARNED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL FOR HIS SERVICE DURING THE PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.