Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Newville, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Margaret H. Butts
Relationship
Friend
SERVED ABOARD THE USS HYMAN DD-732, WHICH WAS ADMIRAL NIMITZ'S FLAGSHIP. HE HAD BEEN PART OF THE 104TH CALVARY AS A BLACKSMITH HELPER; WHEN THE DRAFT CAME, THEY WERE LINED UP AND COUNTED OFF 7 MEN TO THE ARMY AND 1 TO THE NAVY.