Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Glenn M. Hartman
Relationship
Grandson
SERVED ON THE USS ELLYSON IN THE PACIFIC THEATER FROM 1944-1945. ACTION INCLUDED THE INVASION OF OKINAWA (FOR WHICH HE RECEIVED AN ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA SERVICE RIBBON WITH BRONZE STAR) AND PARTICIPATED IN CLEARING TOKYO BAY OF MINES IN PREPARATION FOR THE JAPANESE SURRENDER CEREMONY.