Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Johnsonville, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS AN APPRENTICE SEAMAN ON OCTOBER 25TH, 1945. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED WITH ADMINISTRATIVE COMMAND, NAVAL TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER, CAMP PEARY, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA. EARNED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A SEAMAN SECOND CLASS ON JULY 26TH, 1946 AT THE NAVAL PERSONAL SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS.