Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Danville, Illinois
Honored By
Lorene Sawyer
Relationship
Niece
HE WAS IN THE CONSTRUCTION BATTALIONS IN CHARGE OF BUILDING AIRFIELDS, LANDING FACILITIES IN COMBAT AREAS. HE ENTERED SEPTEMBER 27, 1943 AND WAS DISCHARGED DECEMBER 16, 1945. HE RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH 1 STAR, THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 STAR AND THE VICTORY RIBBON. HE SERVED ON SEVERAL ISLANDS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.