Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Eleanor, West Virginia
Honored By
George K. 'Ken' Wandling
Relationship
Son
SERVED ABOARD THE USS PORTLAND CA-33 HEAVY CRUISER JUNE 1944 TO OCTOBER 1945. ASSIGNED TO THE 5TH DIVISION AND AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT 40MM QUAD MOUNT. BRAVED MUCH ENEMY ACTION IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC FRONT AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION.