Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lawton, Oklahoma
Honored By
Mrs. G. W. Shepard
JOINED THE OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD BAND IN 1939. IN SEPTEMBER 1940, THE GUARD WAS MOBILIZED INTO ACTIVE DUTY AT FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA. SERVED STATESIDE AT CAMP BARKLEY IN TEXAS, FORT DEVENS IN MASSACHUSETTS AND CAMP PICKETT IN VIRGINIA. JUNE 1943, THE DIVISION SAILED TO NORTH AFRICA. KILLED IN BATTLE NEAR NAPLES, ITALY ON 11/6/43.