Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Honored By
Finn Hjalmar Ahlberg
Relationship
Son
THIRD, SECOND AND FIRST MATE IN THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE IN WWII, DECEMBER 7, 1941 TO AUGUST 15, 1945. RECEIVED THE MERCHANT MARINE DEFENSE MEDAL, ATLANTIC WAR ZONE MEDAL, MEDITERRANEAN-MIDDLE EAST WAR ZONE MEDAL, PACIFIC WAR ZONE MEDAL, MERCHANT MARINE COMBAT BAR WITH ONE STAR, VICTORY MEDAL AND THE MERCHANT MARINE MARINER'S MEDAL.