Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Honored By
Ms. Mary McCarty
WAS ON A HOSPITAL SHIP OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN AND WAS SEVERELY BURNED PULLING YOUNG SAILORS OUT OF THE BURNING OIL. HE SPENT 8 MONTHS IN A HOSPITAL IN JAPAN AFTER THE WAR. HE WAS BURNED OVER 80% OF HIS BODY. HIS LUNGS WERE BADLY DAMAGED FROM THE FIRE.