Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Massachusetts
Honored By
USS Centaurus Shipmates
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC ABOARD THE COAST GUARD MANNED USS CENTAURUS AKA-17 WHICH WAS AWARDED 6 BATTLE STARS AND CREDITED WITH DOWNING 2 KAMIKAZE PLANES. THE SHIP PARTICIPATED IN AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULTS ON KWAJALEIN ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS; AITAPE, NEW GUINEA; AGAT REEF, GUAM; LOS NEGROES, PELELIU AND OKINAWA ISLANDS.