Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Honored By
Beverly Duncan
Relationship
Daughter
Served in the Pacific Theater. Received the Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign ribbon, American Area medal, WWII Victory medal, Presidential Unit citation, Liberation of the Philippines, Purple Heart. Wounded 4 different times, he was a survivor of the USS Hoel DD-533; one of 11 men. Awarded a medal for bravery in the Coral Sea Battle June 1942.