Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED AS AN AERIAL GUNNER ABOARD PBY 'CATALINA' LONG RANGE FLYING BOAT AIRCRAFT DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE NAVAL AIRCREW INSIGNIA, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RATE OF PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.