Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Keltys, Texas
Honored By
Danny Jones
Served as a Private 1st class and as a member of the Air Liaison Team of the Second Joint Assault Signal Company, Fifth Amphibious Corps, Fleet Marine Force in action against enemy Japanese forces on Saipan, Mariana Islands in June 1944. Awarded the silver star for gallantry in action and the purple heart with two gold stars.