Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Laredo, Texas
Honored By
Douglas M. Alford, USN
AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL, HE JOINED THE ARMY. AFTER BASIC TRAINING HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE LANDED AT NORMANDY AND FOUGHT HIS WAY THROUGH FRANCE, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND THE RHINELAND CAMPAIGNS. WITH THE SURRENDER OF GERMANY, HE WAS RELEASED AFTER SERVING 36 MONTHS.