Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hartford, Connecticut
Honored By
The Ashwell Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NAVAL CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTER, DAVISVILLE, RHODE ISLAND; CONSTRUCTION BATTALION REPLACEMENT DEPOT, CAMP PARKS, CALIFORNIA; 134TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION, CONSTRUCTION BATTALION DETACHMENT 1153; RECEIVING STATION, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; AND ABOARD USS GENERAL H. W. BUTNER AP-113. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.