Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Noble, Louisiana
Honored By
Granddaughter
SERVED ON THE USS NORTH CAROLINA BB-55. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN. ALSO SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN. ONLY A FEW MILES OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN WHEN THE ATOMIC BOMBS WERE DROPPED. THE USS NORTH CAROLINA BB-55 WAS POSITIONED NEARBY THE USS MISSOURI BB-63 WHEN THE JAPANESE SIGNED THE SURRENDER.