Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
East St. Louis, Illinois
Honored By
Kerri Lynn DeHart
Relationship
Niece
SERVED AS A SEAMAN 1ST CLASS FROM 1942 TO 1945. HE WORKED ALL OF THE GUN MOUNTS AND WAS ON THE 5-INCH GUN MOUNT, THE NUMBER 1, WHEN THE SHIP, THE USS SAUFLEY DD-465 WAS STRUCK BY A KAMIKAZE.