Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Jewett City, Connecticut
Honored By
The Yuerchko Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; PATROL WING FIVE HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON; HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON 9-2; HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON 5-1; NAVAL AIR STATION, KEY WEST, FLORIDA; HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON 5-1; AND NIGHT ATTACK COMBAT TRAINING UNIT (ATLANTIC). AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.