Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Frederick N. Montemarano
ACTIVE SERVICE FROM AUGUST 24, 1943 TO DECEMBER 19, 1945 IN THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS. SERVED ABOARD THE USS ACHERNAR AKA-53 FROM JANUARY 1944 TO DECEMBER 1945. PARTICIPATED IN FLOTILLA ATTACK LANDINGS. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BATTLE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON.