Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES NAVY (82ND DIVISION SEABEES) IN 1943, TRAINED IN RHODE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA AND MISSISSIPPI. SERVED AS A CONSTRUCTION MECHANIC FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICER IN THE PACIFIC, GUADALCANAL, AND OKINAWA. AWARDED THREE BRONZE STARS AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON. DISCHARGED IN 1945.