Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
E. Saint Louis, Illinois
Honored By
Rolland B. Williams
SERVED SEPTEMBER 28, 1940 TO DECEMBER 31, 1946. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE ON THE USS PORTLAND CA-33 AND LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE USS RENDOVA CVE-114. SAW COMBAT AT CORAL SEA, MIDWAY, GUADALCANAL, TULAGI LANDING, EASTERN SOLOMON ISLANDS, SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS, SAVO GUADALCANAL CAPTURE, GILBERT ISLANDS, MARSHALL ISLANDS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC RAIDS, HOLLANDIA, WESTERN CAROLINA ISLANDS, LEYTE LANDING, LUZON. RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATRE MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL.