Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lutie, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
DEPLOYED OVERSEAS ON DECEMBER 31, 1943. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER WITH THE 5TH AIR FORCE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS DURING THE WAR. 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. RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES ON DECEMBER 31, 1945. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.