Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Manchester, New Hampshire
Honored By
USS Rodman Association
SERVED ON THE USS RODMAN DD-456/DMS-21. SERVED IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC THEATERS EARNING 4 BATTLE STARS AND NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION. PARTICIPATED IN THE SINKING OF THE U-616, INVASION OF NORMANDY, INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE AND IN THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA WHERE THE SHIP SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE WHEN ATTACKED BY 6 KAMIKAZES AND HIT BY 3 ON APRIL 6, 1945.