Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Iraan, Texas
Honored By
Worth E. Clayton
Relationship
Self
ASSIGNED DUTY AS A GUNNER'S MATE SERVING ON SHIPS OF THE MERCHANT MARINES. QUALIFIED TO USE 20 MM GUN, QUAD 40 MM, 3.5' AND 5' GUN (BAG GUN). OPERATED WORLD WIDE BUT PRIMARILY IN THE PACIFIC AREA. TOWARD THE END OF HOSTILITIES, ASSIGNED TO LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY (LCI) THAT HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO A ROCKET SHIP.