Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Atlanta, Georgia
Honored By
Claud L. Asbury
SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC FOR 18 MONTHS. BASIC TRAINING AT NAVAL STATION IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA IN DECEMBER 1941. SERVED AS SONAR SOUNDMAN, HARBOR DEFENSE, TRAINED AT U.S. NAVAL DETACHMENT, CAPE HENRY AT FORT STORY, VIRGINIA. STATIONED AT NAVAL BASE IN NOUMEA IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.