Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Newcastle, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. ATTENDED RUTGERS UNIVERSITY IN NEW JERSEY AS PART OF THE ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM (ASTP). SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. PARTICIPATED IN COMBAT OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THE ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) CAMPAIGN. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.