Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Moore, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED WITH THE MILITARY POLICE IN JAPAN WITH OCCUPATION FORCES AFTER THE END OF THE WAR. AMONG HIS DUTIES WAS ESCORTING JAPANESE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PRISONERS TO TRIAL BEFORE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNALS FOR THE FAR EAST. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘JAPAN’ CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.