Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Springfield, Massachusetts
Honored By
The Garreffi Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION ABOARD USS LST-76 AND USS LST-38 IN CONVOY UGS-37, SOUTHERN FRANCE, MARSHALL ISLANDS, BISMARCK-ARCHIPELAGO, HOLLANDIA, MARIANA ISLANDS AND IWO JIMA. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER SERVICE MEDAL WITH 5 BATTLE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL WITH ASIA CLASP.