Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Laredo, Texas
Honored By
Douglas M. Alford, USN
He was sworn into the United States Naval Service on 6 September 1943. He attended basic training and Aviation ordnance school at Norman Oklahoma and rose to the rank of Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class and became a aircraft gunner. He served at several locations until he was discharged with an honorable discharge on 13 May 1946 and returned to Laredo, Texas.