Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
San Fernando, California
Honored By
Robert Haffner
SERVED SEPTEMBER 25, 1941 TO OCTOBER 11, 1945 IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. ACCOMPANIED THE USS BRUSH DD-745 AND THE USS PRICHETT DD-561. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BATTLE STARS, OKINAWA, IWO JIMA; AMERICAN DEFENSE RIBBON, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.