Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Jefferson, Iowa
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943 AT AGE 18. SERVED AS A MEDIC DURING THE WAR AND WAS AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN. RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE U.S. ARMY AND SERVED UNTIL AGAIN HONORABLY DISCHARGED. THEN, CONTINUED IN MILITARY SERVICE WITH THE OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD.