Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Dayton, Ohio
Honored By
Helen, Rose, Jan & Karen
Relationship
Wife & Daughters
SUBMARINER, SHIP'S ELECTRICIAN ABOARD THE USS FLYING FISH SSN-229 FROM 1944-1945. AS FIREMAN 1ST CLASS HE WAS IN CHARGE OF SHIP'S BATTERIES AND OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. BECAME A MEMBER OF THE MIGHTY MINE DODGERS AFTER SAILING THE SEA OF JAPAN MINE FIELDS. HE WAS IN THE SEA OF JAPAN WHEN THE WAR ENDED.