Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Virginia, Illinois
Honored By
Glenn F. Cox
Relationship
Self
SERVED APRIL 1942 TO OCTOBER 1945, U.S. NAVY. PICKED UP SHIP LST 452 IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON; THE FIRST LST TO REACH BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA; ARRIVED APRIL 13, 1943. LST 452 OPERATED OUT OF MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA MAKING 13 LANDINGS UP TO LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.