Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Petersburg, Virginia
Honored By
Lawrence S. Ament
OUTBREAK OF WWII BECAME A LAWYER IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF THE MARITIME COMMISSION IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IN 1943 JOINED THE NAVY AND SERVED AS A GUNNERY AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ABOARD THE SS GEORGE GERSHWIN IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS.