Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Wilmington, Delaware
Honored By
Margaret A. Witmer & Rodney W. Witmer
ENLISTED JUNE 1940. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. TRAVELED 202,000 MILES ON WATER. HE WAS IN PEARL HARBOR WHEN IT WAS ATTACKED. DISCHARGED JULY 7, 1946. RECEIVED 8 BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE STAR, HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL BUTTON, NAVAL MEDAL.