Hometown
Shelton, Washington
Honored By
Ms. Sheila M. Hickson
ORPHANED TWICE BEFORE HE WAS 16 YEARS OLD. DUE TO POOR EYESIGHT HE COULD NOT ENTER THE ARMY AS HIS BROTHER HAD. JOINED THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS AND TRAVELLED AROUND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DOING VARIOUS JOBS WITH THEM.