Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Marion, Ohio
Honored By
Self
ENLISTED IN U.S. COAST GUARD, CLEVELAND, OHIO, IN JULY 1945. SIX MONTHS BOOT CAMP TRAINING AT MANHATTAN BEACH, NEW YORK. THEN, REASSIGNED TO COAST GUARD RADIO SCHOOL IN ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY. UPON JAPANESE SURRENDER, ALL COAST GUARD RESERVES WERE IMMEDIATELY DISBANDED. RECEIVED HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON JULY 26, 1946, BELLE ISLE NAVAL ARMORY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN. SEAMAN 2ND CLASS.