Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Flora, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENLISTED IN THE REGULAR ARMY AND ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON JANUARY 21, 1947 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AND ATTENDED THE 19 WEEK RADIO OPERATORS COURSE AT SIGNAL SCHOOL, FORTH MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY. STATIONED AT FORT RILEY, KANSAS FOR THE DURATION OF HIS 18 MONTH TERM OF ENLISTMENT. HONORABLY DISCHARGED THERE AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ON JULY 1, 1948.