Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lake Bluff, Illinois
Honored By
Randy & Kathy Clark
ENLISTED IN THE NINTH NAVAL DISTRICT, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS IN JUNE 1941. SERVED IN ENGLAND COORDINATING U.S. NAVAL BERTHING ASSIGNMENTS IN PLYMOUTH HARBOR, ENGLAND. ALSO SERVED IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND PREPARING DETAILED ORDERS FOR THE D-DAY NAVAL ASSAULT. TRANSFERRED TO PARIS IN 9/44 JUST SHORTLY AFTER ITS LIBERATION AND SERVED IN THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY OF NAVY FOR FRANCE. HONORABLY DISCHARGED 11/28/45 WITH A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.