Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Russell Springs, Kentucky
Honored By
M. Gail Wilson
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. WAS STATIONED AT PEARL HARBOR ON THE USS ENTERPRISE WHEN THE JAPANESE ATTACKED; CONTINUED TO SERVE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC THROUGH THE WAR. AFTER THE WAR WAS OVER CONTINUED IN THE U.S. NAVY FOR A CAREER OF 21 YEARS. RECEIVED NUMEROUS MEDALS FOR SERVICE DURING THE WAR.