Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Yukon, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED AS AN APPRENTICE SEAMAN IN THE NAVY V-12 COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAM BEFORE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1943. AFTER COMPLETING COLLEGE AND NAVY TRAINING IN 1945, COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN. SERVED ON SUBMARINE PATROL DUTY, AS A LIGHT CRUISER GUNNERY OFFICER, AND ABOARD LANDING CRAFT. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.