Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Honored By
Gregory Wojtkun
Relationship
Son
SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY AS A DENTAL OFFICER. FIRST ASSIGNMENT WAS BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, THEN DUTY IN AGENTIA, NEWFOUNDLAND FROM JANUARY 1943 TO APRIL 1944, SUPPORTING CONVOY OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC. HE WAS THEN ASSIGNED AS THE DENTAL OFFICER ABOARD THE BATTLESHIP USS IOWA ON NORTH ATLANTIC PATROL.