Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pekin, Illinois
Honored By
George Henderson
ENTERED THE NAVY ON MAY 24, 1944 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS TO JANUARY 14, 1946 WITH THE RANK OF SEAMAN 1ST CLASS. HE ATTENDED GUNNERY SCHOOL IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI WHERE HE QUALIFIED AS A 20MM GUNNER AND SERVED ABOARD THE USS COLORADO, USS MISSION SAN MIGUEL AND AT THE U.S. NAVAL RESERVE ARMORY.