Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED AS A MEDIUM TANK CREWMAN OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, IN THE NORTH AFRICAN (NATOUSA), AND MEDITERRANEAN (MTOUSA) THEATERS OF OPERATIONS DURING THE WAR. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE TUNISIA, NAPLES-FOGGIA, AND ROME-ARNO, CAMPAIGNS. HE WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION DURING HIS TOUR OF DUTY IN COMBAT. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS (3 CAMPAIGNS), AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.