Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Stafford, Custer County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED FOR THREE YEARS, INCLUDING IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS WITH THE 1394TH ENGINEER CONSTRUCTION BATTALION. PARTICIPATED IN THE LEYTE CAMPAIGN. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE SERVICE STAR, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF TECHNICIAN FOURTH GRADE AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.