Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Honored By
Kenneth V. Hunley
BOATSWAIN'S MATE 1ST CLASS. SERVED ON THE USS KONOKA YTM-151, USS OKMULGEE YTB-765. PARTICIPATED IN CONVOY AND ESCORT SERVICE FOR SHIPPING TO ENGLAND AND IRELAND. AT NORMANDY HIS LANDING CRAFT WAS HIT KILLING ALMOST ALL ABOARD. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS.