Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT IN 1941, TRAINED AT CAMP HULAN AND NORTH ICELAND. SERVED AS A MAJOR IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CHAMPAIGN. AWARDED EIGHT BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON, ALLIED FORCE HEADQUARTERS RIBBON AND EUROPEAN THEATER RIBBONS. DISCHARGED IN 1946.