Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
CALLED TO MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER WITH THE 13TH AIR FORCE. SERVED PRIMARILY IN NEW GUINEA, AND THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.