Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hobbs, New Mexico
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM JANUARY 10, 1941 UNTIL JULY 27, 1945. SERVED WITH COMPANY 'I', 157TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 45TH INFANTRY DIVISION. SAW ACTION IN THE SICILY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE ARROWHEAD, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.