Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Water Valley, Arkansas
Honored By
G. Holcomb
ENLISTED IN 1939 AND SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WHERE HE PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF OKINAWA ON APRIL 1, 1945. AS A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, HE SERVED ON OKINAWA UNTIL THE ISLAND WAS SECURED AND THE WAR ENDED.