Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Tylertown, Mississippi
Honored By
Son
HE WAS IN THE U.S. NAVY FROM 1936 TO 1945. HE WAS STATIONED AT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII IN DECEMBER 1941, ALTHOUGH HIS SHIP HAD LEFT PORT 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON THE U.S. FLEET.