Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Richmond, Virginia
Honored By
Dennis H. Parkinson
Relationship
Son
SERVED AS A RADIOMAN IN THE NAVY DURING WWII ABOARD THE USS ERICSSON DD-440 IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC ON ANTI-SUBMARINE CONVOY ESCORT DUTY AND PATROL; THE USS MELVILLE AD-2 IN ICELAND AND BRAZIL; THE USS LUZON ARG-2 IN THE MARSHAL ISLANDS AREA IN THE PACIFIC; AND THE USS PC-1139 IN THE PACIFIC IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS AREA ON ANTI-SUBMARINE ESCORT DUTY AND PATROL.