Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Markle, Indiana
Honored By
Huntington County Veterans Service Office
LEFT HIGH SCHOOL AFTER THE 10TH GRADE TO JOIN THE NAVY. SERVED APRIL 6, 1942 TO FEBRUARY 11, 1946 PRIMARILY ABOARD USS WAINWRIGHT DD-419, USS EBERLE DD-430, USS PC-481 AND USS BRECKINRIDGE AG-112/DD-148 IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ACHIEVED RANK OF RADIOMAN 3RD CLASS. EARNED WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN AREA RIBBON AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON.