Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Camden, Indiana
Honored By
William Myer
AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, 7 AIR MEDALS. AIRCRAFT CARRIER PILOT WHO SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE USS PRINCETON CVL-23 IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE OCTOBER 1944. TOOK PART IN 6 MAJOR AIR, SEA AND LAND BATTLES.