Hometown
Cincinnati, Ohio
Honored By
Mr. Edwin G. Croswell
WAS IN BOOT CAMP. U.S. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, SAMPSON, NEW YORK WHEN WAR ENDED. RUMOR AT SAMPSON WAS THAT OUR TRAINING WAS BEING CUT FROM 12 TO 5 WEEKS AND THAT WE WERE BEING ASSIGNED TO THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT FORCE PACIFIC FLEET. THEN WAR ENDED.