Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Chilliothe, Ohio
Honored By
Tim Joseph Gray
Relationship
Son
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. FOUGHT IN THE NORMANDY INVASION. AWARDED THE NEPTUNE CERTIFICATE ON JUNE 30, 1945; BATTLE OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC CERTIFICATE OF SURVIVAL; PLAQUE AND LETTER FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, HARRY S. TRUMAN. SERVED ABOARD THE USS ROCKAWAY AVP-29 AS A MACHINIST'S MATE AND GUNNER.