Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Terlton, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1945, IN THE FINAL MONTHS OF HOSTILITIES. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP WOLTERS AT MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS. SERVED WITH OCCUPATION FORCES IN KOREA AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1947 WITH THE RANK OF TECHNICIAN FOURTH GRADE AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.