Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Seattle, Washington
Honored By
Kristen Thyng
Relationship
Granddaughter
SERVED IN THE SIGNAL CORPS. HE SPENT MOST OF HIS OVERSEAS TIME IN OKINAWA; HE WENT THERE THE FIRST WEEK AFTER THE INVASION AND WAS ONE OF THE LAST TO LEAVE. HE HELPED SET UP THE RHOMBIC ANTENNA THAT SENT THE INFORMATION TO THE U.S. THAT THE WAR WAS OVER.