Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lockhart, Texas
Honored By
Robert Lloyd
Relationship
Friend
HE ENTERED THE U.S. NAVY ON JANUARY 22, 1943, AND WAS LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE MARINE CORPS, WHERE HE ATTAINED THE RANK OF PHARMACIST'S MATE. HE SPENT HIS TIME OF SERVICE IN THE PACIFIC UNTIL NOVEMBER 24, 1945, AT WHICH TIME HE RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE AT NORMAN, OKLAHOMA.