Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Minco, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED FOR THREE YEARS AS A MEMBER OF THE U.S. NAVY WITH THE MERCHANT MARINE. THE MERCHANT MARINE WAS A U.S. MARITIME AGENCY THAT CARRIED CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO ALL FRONTS. SERVED DURING THE WAR, WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.