Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Ms. Naomi R. Wright
Relationship
Wife
U.S. Army, 10th Mountain Infantry, 86th Division. Heavy machine gunner. Was a member of a six-man 30 caliber water-cooled machine gun crew. Was a gunner most of the time. Served in two campaigns in Italy. Received the Victory Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct Ribbon, Bronze Campaign Star, Purple Heart, and the American Theater Ribbon.