Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1945. TRAINED AND SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT THE MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA; AND CAMP PENDLETON AT OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN JUNE, 1946 AT THE MARINE SEPARATION CENTER AT GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, ILLINOIS WITH THE RANK OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.