Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tryon, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN DECEMBER, 1944 AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. STATIONED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP CHAFFEE AT FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS FOR BASIC TRAINING. ALSO SERVED OVERSEAS. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN DECEMBER, 1946 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.