Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Prade Ranch, Texas
Honored By
Rick Ramirez
Relationship
Son
HE WAS A MORTAR GUNNER WITH THE 124TH CAVALRY REGIMENT IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE FROM AUGUST 1944 THROUGH DECEMBER 1945. HIS UNIT WAS PART OF THE MARS TASK FORCE THAT FOUGHT IN CHINA, BURMA, AND INDIA. HE RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATRE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND ALSO EARNED HIS COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.