Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Rodessa, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL AT AGE 17. SERVED IN THE CLOSING MONTHS OF THE WAR IN THE AMERICAN THEATER, STATIONED AT THE NAVAL TRAINING CENTER AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.