Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Fort Worth, Texas
Honored By
Annie Dee Culp
Relationship
Wife
SERVED ABOARD THE USS GEORGE W. INGRAM DE-62, WHICH WAS COMMISSIONED IN AUGUST 1943. THE INGRAM MADE 18 ATLANTIC CROSSINGS WHILE ESCORTING MORE THAN 500 TROOP AND SUPPLY SHIPS. AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMB WAS DROPPED, THE USS INGRAM PARTICIPATED IN LANDING THE FIRST OCCUPATION TROOPS AT JENSEN, KOREA.