Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Missouri
Honored By
Betty Jo and Jess Hay
SERVED IN VARIOUS CAVALRY AND TANK DESTROYER UNITS. OFFICER TRAINING WAS AT FORT RILEY, KANSAS; GRADUATED DECEMBER 1941. SERVED AT FORT RILEY AND FORT BLISS IN THE 1ST AND 7TH CAVALRY DIVISIONS. SERVED IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA. HE WAS ACTIVE IN THE CAMPAIGN TO OPEN THE BURMA ROAD WITH THE MARS TASK FORCE ON ITS MARCH INTO CHINA. SERVED FROM 1941-1946 AND RECEIVED THE BRONZE SERVICE STAR.