Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN. CONTINUED IN RESERVE AND ACTIVE SERVICE WITH THE OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD'S 45TH INFANTRY 'THUNDERBIRD' DIVISION AFTER THE WAR UNTIL AGAIN HONORABLY DISCHARGED.