Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN THE NAVY AT AGE 18 AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED DURING THE WAR, WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AFTER THE WAR AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN. SUBSEQUENTLY SERVED AS AN INFANTRY OFFICER ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE U.S. ARMY RANGERS UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN.