Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Norfolk, Virginia
Honored By
USS Rodman Association
SERVED ABOARD THE USS RODMAN DD-456 AND DMS-21. MADE THE MURMANSK RUN FROM AUGUST 22ND TO 28TH IN 1942. EARNED A BATTLE STAR FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA, THE SINKING OF THE U-616, INVASION OF NORMANDY AND THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE.