Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES NAVY IN 1942, TRAINED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED AS A MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE FIRST CLASS ON THE MIDWAY ISLANDS, AND IN THE PACIFIC ON THE USS SEA DEVIL SSN-664 AND THE USS FULTON AS-11. AWARDED THE ASIAN-PACIFIC, AMERICAN THEATER, AND WWII VICTORY RIBBONS. DISCHARGED IN 1946.