Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bronx, New York
Honored By
Ray Hoag
Relationship
Nephew
SEAMAN 1ST CLASS, SERVED FROM 1942 THROUGH 1945. AFTER TRAINING AT THE GREAT LAKES, HE SERVED ABOARD TWO TROOP TRANSPORT SHIPS, THE USS JOSEPH ALSTON AND THE USS FRANCIS MARION, TRANSPORTING OVER 2,000 TROOPS AND TANKS TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER AND SERVING TOUR OF DUTY IN AFRICA, FRANCE, ITALY, BELGIUM AND HOLLAND.