Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sheridan, Wyoming
Honored By
Duane Shillinger
Relationship
Nephew
FIREMAN 2ND CLASS. ENLISTED DECEMBER 1943. ATTENDED BOOT CAMP AT FARRAGUT, IDAHO. SERVED ON THE USS COGHLAN DD-606 IN PEARL HARBOR ON APRIL 26, 1944. PARTICIPATED IN BATTLES AT MARIANA ISLANDS, TINIAN, LEYTE AND LUZON. ALSO SERVED AS A BOILER MAN, LOADER AND GUNNER ON GUN MOUNTS.