Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Milltown, Indiana
Honored By
Mr. Warren L. White
MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE 2ND CLASS. SERVED ON LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY, GUN BOAT 466. FIRED ON ENEMY-HELD ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC, TO SOFTEN UP THE BEACHES FOR THE ARMY AND MARINES BEFORE THEY LANDED.