Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mount Olive, Arkansas
Honored By
Carthel
Relationship
Nephew
ENTERED THE NAVY IN 1941. HE WAS ASSIGNED DUTY AS A TORPEDOMAN'S MATE 3D CLASS AND WAS REPORTED AS MISSING SINCE NOVEMBER 1942 WHILE SERVING ON THE USS JUNEAU THAT WAS TORPEDOED BY THE JAPANESE IN THE BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL.