Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Louisville, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS AN APPRENTICE SEAMAN DRAFTEE ON DECEMBER 21, 1943 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED WITHIN THE OFFICE OF INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT, 9TH NAVAL DISTRICT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A CARPENTER’S MATE SECOND CLASS ON DECEMBER 8, 1945 AT NAVAL PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS.