Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Honored By
Peter D. Zupan
Relationship
Self
SERVED ABOARD THE USS GRIMES APA 172 IN THE INVASION OF IWO JIMA, BUCKNER BAY AND OKINAWA. SHIP TOOK TROOPS TO NAGASAKI AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMB WAS DROPPED AND WAS IN TOKYO BAY WHEN PEACE TREATY WAS SIGNED ON THE USS MISSOURI.