Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Honored By
Jesse R. Beck
SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 17, 1942 TO FEBRUARY 27, 1946. SAILED FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1943. FOUGHT AT NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE, AND RHINELAND. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART; SPENT 26 MONTHS OVERSEAS WITH THE 45TH INFANTRY.