Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Greenville, South Carolina
Honored By
David T. Burns
Relationship
Mother's first husband
SEAMAN 3RD CLASS (SHIP'S COOK) SERVING ABOARD THE USS LSM 127 IN THE ASIATIC SEA FROM OCTOBER 1944 TO JANUARY 1945. KILLED IN ACTION DURING THE INVASION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AT LUZON ON JANUARY 10, 1945. HE WAS STATIONED IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 1942 TO 1944.