Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Independence, Missouri
Honored By
Robert Leibold
Relationship
Nephew
ENTERED THE NAVY AT THE AGE OF 15 IN 1939 AND SERVED THROUGH WAR'S DURATION TO 1946. HE SAW COMBAT DUTY ABOARD A NUMBER OF SEAGOING VESSELS, INCLUDING THE USS VINCENNES (SUNK NEAR SAVO ISLAND IN 1942) AND THE BABY-FLATTOP USS SHAMROCK BAY, A MEMBER-SHIP OF TASK FORCE 38-58.