Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Wichita, Kansas
Honored By
John Cunningham
Served two Years, June 6, 1944 to June 6, 1946, Including 18 months on USS Torrance AKA-76; Invasion of Okinawa. Was on the USS Starling AM-64 (Mine Sweeper) for three months docked at Oakland, California. This time was out of Boot Camp from Farragut, Idaho before getting on USS Torrance, docked in San Francisco, California.