Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN 1932, SERVED THREE AND A HALF YEARS AND ENTERED THE UNITED STATES NAVY IN 1943, TRAINED IN VIRGINIA. SERVED AS A CHIEF SHIPFITTER IN HAWAII AND MIDWAY. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC, AMERICAN DEFENSE, AND WWII VICTORY RIBBONS AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. DISCHARGED IN 1945.