Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Laredo, Texas
Honored By
Douglas M. Alford, USN
AFTER GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL HE JOINED THE UNITED STATES ARMY. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE LANDED IN NORMANDY AND FOUGHT IN FRANCE AND GERMANY. HE WAS WOUNDED TOWARD THE END OF HOSTILITIES IN GERMANY. HE WAS RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES AND RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY AT THE END OF THE WAR.