Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Fort Stockton, Texas
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED ABOARD THE BATTLESHIP USS IOWA (BB-61) AND WAS BRIEFLY PART OF OCCUPATION FORCES IN TOKYO AFTER THE END OF THE WAR. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.