Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Danville, Illinois
Honored By
Steve Fredericks
Relationship
Son
SERVED ON THE USS MARQUETTE FROM 1944 TO 1947. SAILED AROUND THE WORLD STOPPING AT EVERY CONTINENT, AS WELL AS HAWAII, GUAM, MANUS ISLANDS AND THE PHILIPPINES. FROM 1946 TO 1947, CONDUCTED AMPHIBIOUS LANDING TRAINING AT GREAT LAKES NAVAL BASE AND AT QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.