Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Smithville, Texas
Honored By
Nieces, nephew and sister-in-law
1942-1946. TRAINED AT CAMP COOKE, CALIFORNIA, CAMP BOWIE, CAMP HOOD, CAMP SWIFT AND CAMP HOWZE, TEXAS. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. SERVED IN EUROPE AS TANKER. FRONT-LINE COMBAT IN GERMANY. WOUNDED BY SHRAPNEL, 1945. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER VICTORY RIBBON AND EUROPEAN THEATER RIBBON WITH ONE STAR.