Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hollis, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED AS A PILOT DURING THE WAR. AMONG THE LAST GROUP OF NONCOMMISSIONED 'MUSTANG' PILOTS QUALIFIED IN THE U.S. NAVY. CONTINUED IN U.S. NAVY SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDER. ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.