Hometown
Durham, Kansas
Honored By
Dorman C. Becker
DRAFTED IN APRIL 1940 AND ASSIGNED TO 147TH GENERAL HOSPITAL AT FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI. SENT TO HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AFTER PEARL HARBOR. ASSIGNED TO WAIKAPU STATION HOSPITAL ON ISLAND OF MAUI. 1943, APPLIED FOR OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS) AND SENT TO ABILENE, TEXAS. UPON COMPLETION OF OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS) AND RECEIVING A COMMISSION AS 2ND LIEUTENANT, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO 38TH GENERAL HOSPITAL IN CASABLANCA, NORTH AFRICA.