Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Norfolk, New York
Honored By
Thoma H. Patterson
ENLISTED ON JULY 28, 1943. BOOT CAMP AT SAMPSON, NEW YORK. BOARDED THE USS ACONTIUS AGP-12 ON AUGUST 14, 1944 AND WENT TO THE PACIFIC THEATER. SERVED AT TULAGI, RUSSELL ISLANDS, TREASURY ISLANDS, PALAU AND LEYTE GULF. RETURNED TO THE U.S. ON DECEMBER 29, 1945.