Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mason City, Iowa
Honored By
Wife & Family
HE WAS A GUNNER'S MATE AND ATTENDED THE NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, THE ARMED GUARD SCHOOL, LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA. HE ALSO WENT TO THE U.S. NAVY ARMED GUARD CENTER IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK AND ARMED GUARD CENTER, PACIFIC, NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NAVAL OPERATING BASE. HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS HOLLIS DE-794, AT THE R/S NAVY YARD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND THE USS HOLLIS APD-86.