Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Caseville, Illinois
INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. NAVY IN JULY 1943. SERVED AS SHIP'S COOK ABOARD LCT (LANDING CRAFT, TANK) DURING SEVERAL AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULTS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, INCLUDING ANGUAR, PELELIU, GUADALCANAL, GUAM, AND TINIAN. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945, SHORTLY AFTER CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES.