Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Holstein, Iowa
Honored By
Holstein American Legion
AVIATION CHIEF MACHINIST'S MATE. ENTERED SERVICE ON MAY 3, 1927. EMBARKED ON JUNE 30, 1944 AND SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. ENGAGEMENTS IN LEYTE, PHILIPPINES, FORMOSA, OKINAWA, JAPAN AND CHINA SEAS ON STRIKES. RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND 7 MAJOR BATTLE STARS. SERVED FOR 20 YEARS AND 1 MONTH.