Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1945, IN THE CLOSING MONTHS OF THE WAR. SERVED BRIEFLY DURING THE WAR PERIOD WITH THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES (OSS). THE OSS WAS THE U.S. WARTIME INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, CREATED IN JUNE, 1942, AND ABOLISHED IN SEPTEMBER, 1945. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.