Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
McClain County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE MERCHANT MARINE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1944. SERVED AS THIRD RADIO OFFICER ABOARD THE VICTORY SHIP SS WAYNE VICTORY (HULL #793). THE SHIP WAS A GENERAL CARGO VESSEL, TYPE VC2-S-AP2.