Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Alfred Witt
Relationship
Self
SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC WITH THE AMPHIBIOUS FORCES AND MADE 30 LANDINGS IN 33 MONTHS WITH 8 MAJOR INVASIONS. SERVED IN CAMPAIGNS IN ENIWETOK, KWAJALEIN, SAIPAN, GUAM, PELELIU AND OKINAWA. RECEIVED ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 4 BATTLE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL. SERVED FROM 1943 TO 1946.