Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Winfall, North Carolina
Honored By
Maurice M. Chalk, Jr.
Relationship
Son
ENTERED THE COAST GUARD IN 1939. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC ON LST 168, WHICH TOOK PART IN MANY ISLAND INVASIONS, INCLUDING THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. SERVED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS, 28 DAYS AT SEA AND ATTAINED THE RANK OF CHIEF PETTY OFFICER. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945.