Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Griswold, Connecticut
Honored By
The Walka Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; RECEIVING STATION, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; COMMANDANT 15TH NAVAL DISTRICT; NAVAL AIR STATION, COCO SOLO, CANAL ZONE; SUBMARINE BASE, COCO SOLO, CANAL ZONE; PATROL SQUADRON 206, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON 51, PATROL BOMBING SQUADRON 21, COMMANDER FLEET AIR, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA; AND NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.