Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Dike, Texas
Honored By
G. Holcomb
ENLISTED IN 1939 AND SERVED AS A RADIOMAN FIRST CLASS BEFORE BEING SELECTED FOR OFFICER TRAINING. HE SERVED AS A NAVAL AVIATOR, FOUGHT IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND AMASSED NEARLY 15,000 HOURS FLYING TIME.