Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Long Island, New York
Honored By
John W. Brixius
Relationship
Friend
AFTER BOOT CAMP HE ATTENDED TWO SERVICE SCHOOLS. THEN WAS ASSIGNED TO USS CARD CVE-11 AND WENT ON TOUR. THE SHIP EARNED A PRESIDENTIAL CITATION AND A BATTLE STAR FOR SINKING THE MOST SUBMARINES. NEXT, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO USS TRIPOLI CVE-64 AND WENT ON TOUR WHICH ENDED IN LIDO BEACH FOR HIS DISCHARGE. SERVED JANUARY 24, 1943 TO JANUARY 17,1946.