Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cattaraugus Territory, New York
Honored By
American Legion Iroquois Post 1587
SERVED ON THE USS ROCHESTER AND WAS STATIONED AT HAWAII. HE SAW COMBAT IN BOTH THEATRES OF OPERATIONS WITH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC FLEETS. AMONG HIS KNOWN AWARDS ARE THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.