Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Delaware County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH COMPANY A, 59TH SIGNAL BATTALION, A NON-DIVISIONAL SIGNAL UNIT. TRAINED IN ENGLAND FOR THE D-DAY INVASION AND PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF TECHNICIAN THIRD GRADE AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.