Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
St. Ignac, Michigan
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
VICE ADMIRAL. 1940, USS SARATOGA, COMMANDER CARRIER DIVISION I. IN 1942, USS LEXINGTON, BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA. SEPTEMBER 1942, COMMAND OF ALL AIRCRAFT IN SOUTH PACIFIC FLEET. IN 1943, COMMAND OF ALL AIR FORCES IN SOUTH PACIFIC AREA. 1944, DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS. AUGUST 1945, SUPERINTENDENT OF NAVAL ACADEMY.