Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tishomingo, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942 AT AGE 19. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR. 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. REENTERED MILITARY SERVICE WITH THE U.S. ARMY AND SERVED AFTER THE WAR UNTIL AGAIN HONORABLY DISCHARGED.