Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Palm Springs, California
Honored By
Master Jack M. Feliz
Relationship
Self
ABOARD THE USS HOUSTON WHEN IT WAS SUNK MARCH 1, 1942, IN THE BATTLE OF THE JAVA SEA; PRISONER OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE FOR 3 1/2 YEARS. SERVED 30 YEARS IN THE U.S. NAVY. RETIRED OCTOBER 1, 1962.