Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
The Hernandez Family
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS ABOARD USS INDEPENDENCE CVL-22, USS STURGEON CSD-223, USS STURGEON SS-187, USS RUNNER SS-476, USS REDFIN SS-272, USS RAY SS-271 AND USS BARB SS-220. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 10 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, SUBMARINE COMBAT BADGE, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.