Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Tampa, Florida
Honored By
Mary Cantando
Relationship
Daughter
ENLISTED IN U.S. COAST GUARD IN 1938. SERVED ON COAST GUARD CUTTER MODOC, COAST GUARD CUTTER BOUTWELL, USS LEONARD WOOD AND AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS MONTEREY. DUTIES OF THESE VESSELS INCLUDED RESCUE OF U.S. AND ALLIED FORCES, CONVOY OF SHIPS THROUGH DANGEROUS WATERS, AND ATTACK OF ENEMY SUBMARINES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN JANUARY 1944.