Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Honored By
Jesse R. Beck
SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 23, 1942 TO OCTOBER 25, 1945. TRAINED AT FORT BLISS, TEXAS; CAMP GRUBER, OKLAHOMA AND CAMP PATRICK HENRY, VIRGINIA. LEFT FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS ON DECEMBER 4, 1943; FOUGHT IN ITALY. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR AND THE PURPLE HEART. SPENT 21 MONTHS OVERSEAS.