Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Honored By
Family
IN 1941, SERVED AS A COMMISSIONED ENSIGN. BECAME A COMMISSIONED OFFICER AND SERVED IN ALASKA ABOARD THE COAST GUARD CUTTER HAIDA, PATROLLING THE BERING SEA. IN JUNE 1943, BECAME AN AVIATOR STATIONED AT THE NAVAL AIR STATION IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. RETIRED AS CAPTAIN.