Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Amherst, Ohio
Honored By
Bruce G. Gordon
Relationship
Son
SERVED ABOARD THE USS SAVANNAH (STREETWALKER OF THE ATLANTIC). SERVED IN AFRICAN AND MEDITERRANEAN THEATERS. SURVIVED FIRST EVER BOMBING BY A GUIDED MISSILE (FRITZ-X) ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1943 OFF OF SALERNO, ITALY.