Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Napton, Missouri
Honored By
Phyllis Parker Robinette
Relationship
Proud Daughter
HE WAS A RADIOMAN ABOARD USS ROCKY MOUNTAIN, USS ALLEN SUMNER, USS ESTES. HE EARNED THE NAVY OCCUPATION MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE CHINA SERVICE MEDAL. SAW DUTY IN AUSTRALIA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND SHANGHAI. HIS MAIN TRAINING CAMP WAS IN FARRAGUT, IDAHO. ENLISTED ON JULY 10, 1943 AT 18 YEARS OLD.