Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Honored By
A Grateful Nation
SEAMAN 2ND CLASS. STATIONED IN PEARL HARBOR ABOARD THE USS SICARD, A MINE-LAYING SHIP, WHEN IT WAS ATTACKED BY THE JAPANESE ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 7, 1941. HE WAS KILLED BRAVELY DEFENDING HIS COUNTRY AND WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.