Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Granite, Oklahoma
Honored By
Gleneth B. Berry
AT CLARK FIELD, Philippine Islands WHEN WWII BEGAN. RETREATED TO BATAAN PENINSULA. SERVED AS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, General Wainwright HEADQUARTERS. TAKEN POW, MADE BATAAN DEATH MARCH, SURVIVED ABOARD THREE JAPANESE SHIPS. SUNK TWICE EN ROUTE TO JAPAN. POW 1,239 DAYS.