Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Honored By
Jesse R. Beck
ENTERED MARCH 21, 1944; TRAINED AT SAN DIEGO, CORONADO AND OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA. SAILED FOR THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER JULY 14, 1944. FOUGHT ON OKINAWA AND SERVED 14 MONTHS OVERSEAS AS A MEMBER OF THE 5TH AMPHIBIOUS FORCE.