Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Honored By
Jesse R. Beck
SERVED FROM AUGUST 11, 1942 TO NOVEMBER 1, 1945. SAILED OVERSEAS ON MAY 7, 1944; SPENT 17 MONTHS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. FOUGHT IN NORMANDY, ARDENNES, CENTRAL EUROPE, AND RHINELAND; AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.