Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Norfolk, Virginia
Honored By
USS Rodman Association
SERVED ON THE USS RODMAN DD-456 AND DMS-21. SERVED IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC THEATERS. EARNED 1 BATTLE STAR AND THE NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION IN THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA, WHERE THE SHIP SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE WHEN ATTACKED BY 6 KAMIKAZES AND HIT BY 3, ON APRIL 6, 1945.