Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
William Roy Mock
Relationship
Son-in-law
USS CARD (CVE-11). SEAMAN 2ND CLASS, FIREMAN 2ND CLASS, FIREMAN 1ST CLASS, MACHINIST'S MATE 3RD CLASS. U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NORTH ATLANTIC, NORFOLK, AZORES, PEARL HARBOR AND NAVAL STATION IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 1 STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. IN ADDITION TO THE NAVY PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, THE USS CARD RECEIVED THREE BATTLE STARS FOR SERVICE IN WWII.