Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Okemah, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943 AT AGE 16, BEFORE FINISHING HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED DURING THE WAR AND WAS AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AFTER THE WAR AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN. HE RETURNED HOME, WENT BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL, AND GRADUATED.