Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Washington, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Edsel S. Bryner
Relationship
Fellow Member, 1st Baptist Church, Washington, PA.
PAUL ENTERED THE SERVICE OF THE U. S. MERCHANT MARINES IN 1941 AND SERVED THERE UNTIL MAY 14, 1942 WHEN HE ENLISTED IN THE U. S. COAST GUARD. HE WAS BASED AT NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. IN HIS LINE OF DUTY, ABOARD THE COAST GUARD CUTTER SS BEDLOE WHILE ANSWERING AN SOS CALL DURING A HURRICANE THE SHIP FLOUNDERED AND PAUL WAS LOST AT SEA. PAUL DIED SEPTEMBER 14, 1944.