Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Terlton, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1945, IN THE CLOSING MONTHS OF HOSTILITIES. TRAINED AND SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING AT SAN DIEGO NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, CALIFORNIA; NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA; AND NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RATING OF SEAMAN FIRST CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.