Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Clay County, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON JULY 21, 1945. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED ABOARD THE LANDING SHIP TANK USS LST 1123. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A FIREMAN FIRST CLASS ON NOVEMBER 20, 1947 AT THE RECEIVING STATION, NAVAL STATION, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. EARNED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.