Entered Service December 16, 1942 at Scott Field, Illinois. First Fighter Squadron R.R.F. Heavy Truck Driver (Military Occupation). Received Driver and Mechanic Badge with Driver Bar-Marksmanship. Service overseas: Two years, six months, and ten days in India. Service in United States: Four months and eleven days. Decorations: Five overseas service bars, Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbons, Good Conduct Medal, and World War II Victory Medal. Discharged November 16, 1945 from Camp Grant, Illinois as Technician Fifth Grade.