Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Enid, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE MERCHANT MARINE AFTER CUTTING SHORT HIS SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL. THE MERCHANT MARINE WAS A CIVILIAN AUXILIARY OF THE U.S. NAVY THAT OPERATED A FLEET OF CIVILIAN-OWNED SHIPS THAT CARRIED CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO ALL FRONTS. SERVED DURING THE WAR, WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE MERCHANT MARINE SERVICE EMBLEM.