Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Dayton, Iowa
VOLUNTEERED FOR THE NAVY AT AGE 18 IN 1943. SERVED AS A HOSPITAL CORPSMAN STATIONED AT MARE ISLAND, SAN BRUNO ADVANCED BASE DEPOT, U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL, SAN DIEGO AND BASE HOSPITAL AT KWAJALEIN IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS. QUALIFIED FOR INDEPENDENT DUTY OF A MEDICAL OFFICER.