Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Honored By
William S. Hay
Relationship
Self
ENLISTED INTO U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVE IN MARCH 1942. ACTIVE DUTY, JULY 1943. TRANSFERRED TO U.S. NAVAL RESERVE IN FEBRUARY 1944. COMMISSIONED ENSIGN SEPTEMBER 14, 1944. MINE WARFARE SCHOOL, YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA. SERVED ABOARD THE USS VICTOR AMC-109, EASTERN SEA FRONTIER AND THE USS PIVOT AM-276, PACIFIC FLEET - OKINAWA, KOREA, JAPAN, TAIWAN.