Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New Haven, Connecticut
HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS ALABAMA BB-60 IN THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC CAMPAIGNS, EARNING 9 BATTLE STARS AND WAS AWARDED A MERITORIOUS MAST FOR HIS ACTIONS DURING THE BATTLE OF THE PHILIPPINE SEA, THE MARIANA ISLANDS TURKEY SHOOT IN JUNE 1944.