Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bloomington, Illinois
U.S. NAVY, PACIFIC THEATER OF WAR; IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA CAMPAIGNS. SEAMAN FIRST CLASS; 1944-1946. SURVIVED DIRECT HIT BY KAMIKAZE ON USS HINSDALE APA-120 AT OKINAWA. 3RD WAVE LANDINGS ON IWO JIMA.