Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Brookfield, Illinois
Honored By
William Gardiner
SERVED IN SOUTH PACIFIC BATTLES. HE WAS CHIEF OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT. ENLISTED AFTER PEARL HARBOR. SERVED AS A PARACHUTE RIGGER AT GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS NAVAL AIR STATION. SERVED WITH THE PACIFIC FLEET ABOARD THE USS INDEPENDENCE CVL-22.