BRANCH OF SERVICE
U.S. Navy

HOMETOWN
Coleman, TX

ACTIVITY DURING WWII

SERVED AS SHIP'S COOK 2ND CLASS ON A MINE SWEEPER DOING PATROL DUTY ON THE PACIFIC COAST. HE WAS KILLED NOVEMBER 1, 1943, BY A HIT AND RUN AUTOMOBILE, WHILE ON SHORE LIBERTY AT LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA.