Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
HE WAS UNABLE TO SERVE IN THE MILITARY BECAUSE OF IMPAIRED VISION IN ONE EYE. INSTEAD, SERVED AS A FLIGHT OBSERVER IN THE CIVIL AIR PATROL DURING THE WAR. FLEW MORE THAN 480 HOURS ON PATROL OFF THE COAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS SEARCHING FOR ENEMY SUBMARINES AND ON GENERAL COASTAL PATROL MISSIONS.