Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Honored By
The Wilson Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF URBANA, ILLINOIS, ABOARD USS PC-565, SUBMARINE CHASER TRAINING CENTER MIAMI, FLORIDA AND USS PC-565. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL WITH BRONZE SERVICE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH BRONZE SERVICE STAR, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.