Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS IN 1943, TRAINED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA. SERVED AS A CORPORAL IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC. AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH FOUR BRONZE STARS, PRESIDENTIAL CITATION, AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. DISCHARGED IN 1945, RE-ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, SERVING IN KOREA AND VIETNAM.