Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New Ulm, Minnesota
Honored By
Ms. Elizabeth Larson
STATIONED ON THE ISLAND OF ENIWETOK, A LARGE ISOLATED ATOLL IN THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS. THE ISLAND OF ENIWETOK BECAME A PROVING GROUND FOR THE U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION. HIS WORK HAD TO DO WITH ATOMIC BOMB TESTING.