Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Honored By
Martha Jo Patterson
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN BOMBING SQUADRON, PACIFIC THEATRE. EARNED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, NAVY CROSS, GOLD STAR IN LIEU OF THE SECOND NAVY CROSS; WWII VICTORY RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH 2 STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 STARS.