Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Leachville, Arkansas
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED ARMY SERVICE IN 1938. SERVED AT FORT SILL AT LAWTON, OKLAHOMA AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1941. THEN WORKED AS A CIVILIAN IN THE POST ORDNANCE SMALL ARMS SHOP AT FORT SILL. ENTERED ARMY AIR FORCES SERVICE IN 1943. SERVED DURING THE WAR, WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN DECEMBER, 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.