BRANCH OF SERVICE
U.S. Army

HOMETOWN
Brownwood, TX

ACTIVITY DURING WWII

ENLISTED 26 MARCH 1941 AT FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS. TRAINED AT FORT BLISS, TEXAS. SERVED AS A CORPORAL IN JAPAN AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. HELD AS A JAPANESE PRISONER FOR 42 MONTHS. DISCHARGED 1946.