Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
HE WAS A PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR, HE JOINED THE NAVY AT 17. IN 1941 HE WAS AN ELECTRICIAN ABOARD THE REPAIR SHIP USS RIGEL IN PEARL HARBOR WHEN THE JAPANESE ATTACKED. HE AND THE SAILORS ABOARD HELPED RESCUE THE MEN FROM THE BATTLESHIP USS WEST VIRGINIA AND OTHER SHIPS THAT HAD BEEN SUNK.