Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Murphysboro, Illinois
Honored By
Mrs. Mary Lou Bantel
Relationship
Wife
JOINED 1939. INJURED IN NORTH ATLANTIC WHEN GERMAN U-BOAT FIRED ON SHIP BEFORE WWII WAS DECLARED. SERVED IN ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC THEATRE AND INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA. Retired 1961.