Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Garr, Nebraska
Honored By
James C. Bunch
Relationship
Coast Guard Veteran
MACHINIST'S MATE 1ST CLASS. ASSIGNED TO THE USS O-9 (SS-70). ON JUNE 20, 1942, THE USS O-9 WAS CONDUCTING A DEEP SUBMERGENCE DIVE OFF THE ISLES OF SHOALS, PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, WHEN THE SUBMARINE FLOUNDERED AND WAS LOST. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH FLEET CLASP.