Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sterling County, Texas
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE ON MARCH 29, 1945. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER AT THE CLOSE OF HOSTILITIES. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘JAPAN’ CLASP. HIS UNIT WAS ALSO AWARDED THE MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 1, 1946 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.