Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Providence, Rhode Island
Honored By
Kevin M. Woodworth
Relationship
Son
SERVED ABOARD THE USS LEEDSTOWN APA-56 AS A COXSWAIN AND PILOTED HIS HIGGINS AMPHIBIOUS BOAT IN NUMEROUS MAJOR ENGAGEMENTS IN THE PACIFIC DURING WWII. ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED KWAJALEIN, GUAM, PELELIU, LEYTE, LUZON AND IWO JIMA.