Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE NAVY AT AGE 18 ON AUGUST 23, 1938. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER ABOARD THE SEAPLANE TENDER USS SAN PABLO (AVP-30). AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL. CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR AND RETIRED WITH THE RATING OF CHIEF STOREKEEPER.