Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mattoon, Illinois
Honored By
John R. Haney
Relationship
Son
SERVICE (VESSELS AND STATIONS SERVED) USS MISSISSIPPI, USS HORNET, USS IOWA, SCHOOL NAVAL STATION, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON; USS LAVACA ARA-180. SERVICE RIBBONS AND STARS: 75 POINTS, AMERICAN DEFENSE, AMERICAN THEATER, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL (1 STAR), WORLD WAR II VICTORY.