Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Keokuk, Iowa
ENLISTED IN 1942 AND SAW ACTION AT TARAWA, SAIPAN AND OKINAWA. HELPED OBTAIN RELEASE OF AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR HELD IN NAGASAKI, JAPAN. AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, 3 BATTLE STARS (FOR ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN), VICTORY MEDAL AND JAPAN OCCUPATION MEDAL.