Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
Honored By
William M. John Price
Relationship
Self
SERVED ON THE USS WHITE MARSH LSD-8 STANDARD LANDING CRAFT UNIT #24, AMPHIBIAN FOR PACIFIC. SERVED ON USS WATERS, USS TERROR CRUISER MINE LAYER. LANDED SHERMAN TANK AND TROOPS IN SAIPAN AND TAIWAN. LANDED FROGMEN AT IWO JIMA PRIOR TO INVASION. HIT BY TWIN ENGINE BETTY ON OKINAWA WHERE HE LOST MANY BUDDIES. ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL WWII, 4 STARS. SERVED FROM JULY 2, 1943 TO JANUARY 3, 1946.