Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Norfolk, Virginia
Honored By
Aretha Hodgkins
Relationship
Daughter
ENLISTED MAY 27, 1941. DISCHARGED MAY 27, 1946. AWARDED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, E/A/M/E CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ATLANTIC-PACIFIC AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION MEDAL FOR BEING ATTACHED TO FIRST MARINE DIVISION REINFORCEMENTS, THREE BRONZE STARS FOR ENGAGEMENTS IN GUADALCANAL-TULUGI OCCUPATION, DEFENSE AND CAPTURE OF GUADALCANAL AND LUNGA POINTE.