Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Erwin, Tennessee
BOOT CAMP, CAMP PERRY, VIRGINIA; SONAR SCHOOL, KEY WEST. ABOARD USS SOUTHERLAND DD-743 MARCH 1945 TO NOVEMBER 1945. PRESENT AT JAPANESE SURRENDER SIGNING IN TOKYO BAY 9/2/45. ON SECOND SHIP TO ENTER TOKYO BAY ON AUGUST 16. SAN DIEGO, DECEMBER 1945; DISCHARGE JULY 1946.