Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Malad, Idaho
HE ENLISTED IN THE NAVY AT THE AGE 17 IN 1945. HE SERVED 2 YEARS ON THE LSMR-410 GUNNER SHIP, WHERE HE LOST MOST OF HIS HEARING. HE WAS AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL FOR HIS SERVICE DURING THE WAR.