Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN 1941, TRAINED IN TEXAS, FLORIDA AND MASSACHUSETTS. SERVED AS A SERGEANT IN AFRICA AND ITALY. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH TWO BATTLE STARS, PURPLE HEART AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE. WOUNDED IN ITALY IN 1943. GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR FOR TWENTY MONTHS, 1943-1945. DISCHARGED IN 1945.