Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Havertown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
SERVED ON A DESTROYER IN THE PACIFIC. WHEN HIS SHIP WAS SUNK, HE WAS IN THE WATER FOR 28 HOURS BEFORE BEING RESCUED BY ANOTHER DESTROYER. HE WAS WOUNDED WHEN THAT SHIP WAS ALSO TORPEDOED AND WAS AWARDED A PURPLE HEART.