Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Del City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LEXINGTON (CV-16). LATER TRANSFERRED TO FARRAGUT NAVAL STATION IN IDAHO. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.