Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Goteo, Oklahoma
Honored By
Joe Fields
HE ENTERED THE ARMY IN 1942 TRAINING AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA AND CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA. HE SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, FIVE BRONZE STARS, ONE BRONZE ARROWHEAD, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND FOUR OVERSEAS BARS, DISCHARGED IN 1945.