Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS IN 1941, TRAINED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED AS A SERGEANT IN NEW ZEALAND, GUADALCANAL, GUAM, AND THE MARSHALL ISLANDS. AWARDED THE EXPERT RIFLE AND BAYONET MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, SOUTH PACIFIC AND AMERICAN DEFENSE RIBBONS. DISCHARGED IN 1945.