Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Oxford, Iowa
Honored By
Christine DeJulius Nodurft
Relationship
Wife
ENTERED THE U.S. COAST GUARD IN SEPTEMBER 1941. GRADUATED FROM THE U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY IN NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT ON FEBRUARY 23, 1944. SERVED AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF SEVERAL U.S. COAST GUARD SUPPLY BOATS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS DURING WWII. FERRIED SUPPLIES FROM SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA TO AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND MANY PACIFIC ISLANDS. RETIRED AFTER 29 YEARS OF SERVICE.