Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Norwich, Connecticut
Honored By
The Hatgidek Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; RECEIVING STATION NAVY YARD PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; ABOARD USS ALASKA CB-1 AND RECEIVING STATION ARMED GUARD CENTER BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH TWO BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.