Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sacred Heart, Oklahoma
Honored By
A Grateful American
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY. HE LUGGED HIS MORTAR ASHORE ON D-DAY 1944 WITH THE 103RD 'CACTUS' INFANTRY DIVISION AND WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE AT ALSACE, FRANCE. RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEAT AND A SILVER STAR WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER.