Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
DRAFTED INTO ARMY SERVICE IN 1943. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE INVOLVED IN THE MANHATTAN PROJECT FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR. THE MANHATTAN PROJECT WAS THE CODE NAME FOR THE AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT OF THE ATOMIC BOMB DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AFTER THE WAR AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.