Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES NAVY IN 1942, TRAINED IN GEORGIA, KANSAS, NEW JERSEY AND MASSACHUSETTS. SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE ABOARD THE USS SHANGRI-LA VF-85 IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO STARS, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AMERICAN THEATER, ASIATIC-PACIFIC WITH THREE STARS AND WWII VICTORY RIBBONS. DISCHARGED IN 1945.