Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN EDMOND, OKLAHOMA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER WITH THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.