Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Old Lyme, Connecticut
Honored By
The Ely Family
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS ABOARD USS LST(L) 735 AS SHIP'S COOK AT OKINAWA. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, COMMANDING OFFICERS COMMENDATION AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.