Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Farmington, Missouri
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE, AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS TRUCK DRIVER WITH THE 108TH GENERAL HOSPITAL. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR (1 CAMPAIGN), AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AFTER 4 YEARS OF SERVICE AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.