Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Vredenburgh, Alabama
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENLISTED AND ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1940 AT MOBILE, ALABAMA. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AND ATTENDED THE 12 WEEK MOTOR MACHINIST’S MATE SERVICE SCHOOL AT COAST GUARD RECEIVING STATION, ELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK. ACCRUED 3 YEARS, 11 DAYS SEA SERVICE DURING TOUR OF DUTY. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A CHIEF MOTOR MACHINIST’S MATE ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1945 AT SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI. EARNED AT LEAST THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.