Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Kankakee, Illinois
Honored By
Wife
SERVED IN THE SICILIAN OCCUPATION; 1943. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE; 1944. SERVED WITH THE CONVOY DEFENSE, 8TH FLEET; 1944. WAS IN THE BOMBARDMENT FRANCO-ITALIAN BORDER 1945. WAS A MEMBER OF THE SS MAC CLANAHAN CREW, DURING THE ENGAGEMENT FOR WHICH CROIX DE GUERRE WAS AWARDED BY FRANCE.