Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Honored By
Jesse R. Beck
SERVED JUNE 9, 1943 TO MAY 21, 1946. SAILED FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS MAY 1, 1944. FOUGHT IN THE BATTLES OF NORMANDY, CENTRAL FRANCE AND RHINELAND. SPENT 11 MONTHS OVERSEAS WITH THE 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION. WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.