Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Wiota, Iowa
Honored By
Bernice Baier
Relationship
Wife
ENTERED THE NAVY ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1942 AND WAS DISCHARGED IN FEBRUARY 1946. HE WAS ON SUBMARINE PATROL ON THE USS WILHOITE DE-397 IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC. ALSO STATIONED AT THREE DIFFERENT BASES IN THE U.S.: CAMP PEARY, VIRGINIA; MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA; GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS.