Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Glen Head, New York
Honored By
George Weck
Relationship
Friend
PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY AS AN ELECTRICIAN'S MATE FIRST CLASS AFTER ATTENDING BOOT CAMP AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS AND PURDUE UNIVERSITY ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SCHOOL. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS DUFFY DE-27, AS A MEMBER OF THE NUCLEUS CREW ASSIGNED TO THE PACIFIC FLEET. HE WAS AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, A UNIT COMMENDATION, THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE STAR, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.