Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Denison, Texas
Honored By
Peggy J. Finley
Relationship
Daughter
AFTER GRADUATING FROM KINGS POINT MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY IN NEW YORK, HE WAS A MIDSHIPMAN ON BOARD THE SS HENRY WYNKOOP IN 1942. IN 1944 HE JOINED THE NAVY AND SERVED ON BOARD THE USS FELAND IN THE PACIFIC CAMPAIGN AS A LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE.