Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sturgis, Michigan
Honored By
A. Hathaway
SERVED ON BOARD THE ATTACK CARGO SHIP USS SOUTHAMPTON (AKA-66). SERVED IN THE OPERATIONS AND LANDINGS OF IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA. HE RECEIVED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, NAVY OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ASIA CLASP, NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII SERVICE BUTTON.