Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
HE AND SIX BUDDIES ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND ALL SURVIVED THE WAR. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND EXPERT RIFLEMAN MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN. CONTINUED IN NAVAL RESERVE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL AGAIN HONORABLY DISCHARGED.