Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Molalla, Oregon
Honored By
Mike Herbst
Relationship
Son
SERVED ABOARD THE USS LEXINGTON 1941 TO MAY 1942 (SUNK AT CORAL SEA). THEN SERVED ABOARD USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21 FROM 1943 TO MAY 1944 (TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY A U-BOAT). FINISHED THE WAR ON THE SECOND USS BLOCK ISLAND.