Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Manila, Philippine Islands
Honored By
Grandson
HE SURVIVED SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN FOR OVER 24 HOURS WHEN THE U.S. NAVY SHIP HE WAS SERVING WAS SUNK BY THE JAPANESE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN BEFORE BEING RESCUED. HE WAS AN E-6 AND WAS A NAVY COOK.