Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Honor Flight of Portland, Oregon
Entered WWII on August 3, 1943. U.S. Naval Training Center, Camp Perry, 127th Naval Construction Battalion, Chief Boatswain' Mate 602. Served in Hawaii (welded fuel tank cars), Philippine Islands (built refueling station in Manicani Island and hauled explosives from Leyte to Samar, Japan (occupation troops in Yokosuka, ran plumbing shop). Campaigns: Pacific. Awards Received: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, American Area Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Japanese Occupation Medal.