Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. TRAINED AND SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING AT SAN DIEGO NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, CALIFORNIA; AND BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RATING OF SPECIALIST (PHYSICAL TRAINING INSTRUCTOR) FIRST CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.