Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
John J. O'Brien
SERVED IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC THEATERS. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, COMBAT VETERANS MEDAL AND THE CHINA AREA MEDAL. HE WAS A PLANK OWNER ON THE USS MONTEREY CVL-26 WHICH PARTICIPATED IN 12 MAJOR ENGAGEMENTS.