Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Muskegon, Michigan
Honored By
Anna V. Panzer
Relationship
Wife
AFTER FINISHING BOOTS, HE WENT TO SCHOOL FOR WATER TENDER, THEN HE WAS SENT TO THE PACIFIC, HITTING THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, THEN OKINAWA, THEN CHINA, AND FINALLY JAPAN. HE SERVED FROM 12/1941 TO 11/ 1947. HE WAS AWARDED AMERICAN DEFENSE, ASIATIC-PACIFIC, AND WWII VICTORY MEDALS.