Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Watertown, South Dakota
Honored By
Warren & Marlene Law
Relationship
Daughter & Son-in-law
INDUCTED INTO THE NAVY OCTOBER 1942. REPORTED GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. WENT TO CHICAGO FOR DIESEL MOTOR TRAINING, THAN ONTO NEW LONDON SUBMARINE BASE, THEN TO NEW YORK TO BE A MOTOR MECHANIC ON HART ISLAND. SERVED ON THE USS BRISTER SEPTEMBER 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC. RETURNED TO THE STATES IN 1945. MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC CAMPAIGN IN JUNE OF 1945 STILL ON THE USS BRISTER. ALWAYS SERVING AS A MOTOR MECHANIC. RECEIVED COMMENDATION RIBBONS FOR BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC CAMPAIGNS. DISCHARGED 12/23/45 IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.