Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
Honored By
Ralph J. Crews Jr.
Relationship
Self
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 7 BATTLE STARS, A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ENTERED IN 1943 AND RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN 1947 WITH THE RANK OF GUNNER'S MATE. SERVED ABOARD THE USS MASSACHUSETTES.