Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Waterford, Connecticut
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS ABOARD THE USS SAN JACINTO CVL-30 IN WAKE ISLAND, MARCUS, MARIANA ISLANDS, BONINS ISLANDS, RYUKYUS, FORMOSA, LUZON, PHILIPPINES, CHINA SEA, PALAU AND YAP. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 4 BATTLE STARS, PHILIPPINES LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 BATTLE STARS, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 1 STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.