Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Clinton, Minnesota
Honored By
Dan Owen Randall
Relationship
Son
SERVED 1 TERM OF DUTY PRIOR TO THE WAR ON PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S GOOD WILL FLEET AROUND SOUTH AMERICA. RE-ENLISTED AFTER PEARL HARBOR AND SERVED UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR. PRIMARY DUTY WAS SPENT ON ESPIRITU SANTO, VANUATU (NEW HEBRIDES) IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. AT AN AIR BASE USED FOR BASING BOMBERS FOR THE CAMPAIGN TOWARDS JAPAN AND AS AN EVACUATION HOSPITAL.