Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1944. APPLIED AND WAS ACCEPTED FOR AIRCREW TRAINING IN THE AVIATION CADET PROGRAM. TRAINED AS A PILOT AND SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT THE ARMY AIR FORCES PILOT SCHOOL (BASIC), AT MINTER FIELD AT BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RANK OF PRIVATE AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.