Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
San Francisco, California
Honored By
Jeanette Davi Wigginton
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED WITH THE FLEET THAT CRUSHED TWO ENEMY FLEETS AT ONCE, RECEIVING THEIR SURRENDERS ONLY 4 MONTHS APART. BROUGHT LAND-BASED AIR POWER WITHIN BOMBING RANGE OF THE ENEMY AND SET GROUND ARMIES ON THE BEACHHEADS OF FINAL VICTORY. PERFORMED THE MULTITUDE OF TASKS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THESE MILITARY OPERATIONS. RECEIVED ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.