Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cecil, Arkansas
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
LEFT THE FARM AT AGE 18 TO ENLIST IN MILITARY SERVICE. SERVED FOR 3 YEARS, INCLUDING OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING AND AFTER THE WAR. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RATING OF MINEMAN THIRD CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.