Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Memphis, Tennessee
Honored By
Dave Brewer
ENLISTED IN THE NAVY IN 1943. ADMITTED TO THE V-12 PROGRAM FORMED BY THE NAVY TO PRODUCE COLLEGE EDUCATED OFFICERS USING AN ACCELERATED PROGRAM. ATTENDED TULANE UNIVERSITY, U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY AT ANNAPOLIS, AND HARVARD UNIVERSITY AS PART OF THE PROGRAM. COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN, HE SERVED ABOARD A MINESWEEPER IN THE PACIFIC FROM 1944 TO 1946.