Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Akron, Ohio
Honored By
Lois M. Forsyth
Relationship
Wife
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. ON THE USS MONTPELIER, USS MERCURY, USS BATAAN CVL-29, USS SANTEE. IN THE BATTLE OF EMPRESS AUGUSTA BAY. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN AREA RIBBON WITH 1 STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA RIBBON WITH 7 STARS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN AREA RIBBON WITH 1 STAR, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY RIBBON. ENTERED ON 7/1/42 AND DISCHARGED ON 7/11/46.