Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Leominster, Massachusetts
Honored By
His Children
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 4 BATTLE STARS, A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, THE AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL AND PRESIDENTIAL CITATION WITH A STAR. ENTERED INTO THE SERVICE IN 1938 AND RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN AUGUST 1945 WITH THE RANK OF CHIEF ELECTRICIAN'S MATE. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: OKINAWA, SAIPAN, GUADALCANAL AND CHINA.