Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Battle Creek, Iowa
Honored By
Battle Creek American Legion
SPENT 4 YEARS SERVICE AS AN OFFICER. ENLISTED IN JANUARY 1942, MIDSHIPMAN'S SCHOOL IN AUGUST 1942; 2 DECEMBER 1942 COMMISSIONED; SKIPPER ON PATROL VESSEL, SUBMARINE CHASER ON ATLANTIC, 9 MONTHS SEA DUTY IN PACIFIC, OKINAWA; INACTIVE DUTY ON 12 JANUARY 1946.