Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Battle Creek, Iowa
Honored By
Battle Creek American Legion
ENLISTED IN NATIONAL GUARD BAND FEBRUARY 10, 1941. ENLISTED IN COAST GUARD JANUARY 6, 1942. ATTENDED ACADEMY 1943. ASSIGNED USS NEW BEDFORD AUGUST 1943. TOOK 2 TRIPS TO AFRICA, THEN PACIFIC, HAWAII, PATROL DUTY OUT OF GUAM. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON, PRE PEARL HARBOR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL. IN SERVICE 64 MONTHS. DISCHARGED AUGUST 13, 1946.