Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ponca City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE IN THE FALL AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1945, AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES. SERVED, INCLUDING AS A DRILL INSTRUCTOR, IN THE AMERICAN THEATER DURING THE WAR PERIOD. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1947, WITH THE RANK OF CORPORAL AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.