Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Mannford, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1946, AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES. SERVED AS A PARACHUTE RIGGER IN JAPAN, AND ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE BERLIN AIRLIFT IN GERMANY. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1949 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH 'JAPAN' AND 'GERMANY' CLASPS, AND GOLD AIRPLANE DEVICE.