Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hobbs, New Mexico
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM JUNE 16, 1943 UNTIL APRIL 20, 1946. SERVED ABOARD THE USS LST-484, USS J. FRANKLIN BELL (APA-16), USS CALVERT (APA-32) AND THE USS CLEARFIELD (APA-142). AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL.