Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ft. Worth, Texas
Honored By
Rebecca, Priscilla & Virginia
Relationship
Daughters
ENTERED SERVICE FEBRUARY 1943. COMPANY 'E', 167TH INFANTRY, 31ST DIVISION. RIFLE PLATOON LEADER, 1542. WOUNDED IN ACTION, JANUARY 1945, MOROTAI ISLAND IN THE NEW GUINEA CAMPAIGN. MEDALS: BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. SEPARATED FROM SERVICE SEPTEMBER 1948 DUE PHYSICAL DISABILITY (LEG AMPUTATION).