Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Louisville, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS AN APPRENTICE SEAMAN ON NOVEMBER 2, 1944. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS AND FURTHER TRAINING AT THE AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE, CAMP BRADFORD, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED ABOARD THE LANDING SHIP TANK USS LST 1005 IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A SEAMAN SECOND CLASS ON JULY 2, 1946 AT THE NAVAL PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS.