Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN 1942, TRAINED IN GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS IN ICELAND AND EUROPE IN THE SIXTY-SIXTH ARMORED REGIMENT. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN THEATER RIBBON, WWII VICTORY RIBBONS, FOUR BATTLE STARS, PURPLE HEART, AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. WOUNDED IN BELGIUM IN 1945. DISCHARGED IN 1945.