Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ogden, Utah
Honored By
Kristy Barlow
Relationship
Granddaughter
SERVED AS PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS, RADIOMAN. HE WAS A SHIP-TO-SHORE INTER-ISLAND COMMUNICATOR, RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING UP COMMUNICATIONS ON FRESHLY INVADED ISLANDS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, SPECIFICALLY THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. HE RECEIVED HIS COMMANDO TRAINING IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.