Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New Philadelphia, Ohio
Honored By
Shirley J. Garabrandt
Relationship
Widow
ENTERED SERVICE ON DECEMBER 16, 1940. SERVED AS A SHOP MACHINIST. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES ILLINOIS. SERVED ABOARD USS AUGUSTA, USS SCHUYLKILL, USS WINDSOR, AND USS BOUNTIFUL. U.S. NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. RECEIVED ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH 7 STARS, AMERICAN AREA RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 STAR. HONORABLE DISCHARGE NOVEMBER 21, 1946.