Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED AND SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING AT CAMP ROBERTS AT SAN MIGUEL, CALIFORNIA; CAMP COOKE AT OCEANO, CALIFORNIA; CAMP HOOD AT KILLEEN, TEXAS; CAMP GRUBER AT BRAGGS, OKLAHOMA; CAMP LIVINGSTON AT ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA; AND FORT DIX AT WRIGHTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. MEDICALLY DISCHARGED IN 1944 WITH THE RANK OF CORPORAL AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.