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. SERVED AS A SERGEANT AERIAL GUNNER IN THE SOLOMON, CAROLINE AND PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON WITH FOUR BRONZE STARS, AND A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. DISCHARGED IN 1945.