Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hollis, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE AT AGE 18. SERVED AS A CHAPLAIN'S ASSISTANT OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO) DURING THE WAR. SERVED IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG, AND GERMANY, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION AND OTHER ETO CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.