Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Omaha, Nebraska
Honored By
Mary Lou Chapek
Relationship
Cousin
SERVED ON ANTI-SUBMARINE ESCORTS AND LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY SHIPS. PART OF THE INITIAL LANDING ON OMAHA BEACH D-DAY MORNING. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 4 STARS.