Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES NAVY IN 1943, TRAINED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED AS A QUARTERMASTER THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. AWARDED THE FOLLOWING RIBBONS: AMERICAN THEATER, ASIATIC-PACIFIC WITH THREE STARS, AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION WITH TWO STARS. DISCHARGED IN 1946.