Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Helena, Montana
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE NAVY AT AGE 17 AND SERVED IN NAVAL AVIATION. RECEIVED NAVAL AIR TRAINING IN OKLAHOMA DURING THE WAR. SERVED AS TAIL GUNNER, MANNING TWIN .50 CALIBER MACHINE GUNS, ABOARD PB4Y-2 'PRIVATEER' AIRCRAFT. HIS AIRCRAFT WAS USED FOR MARITIME PATROL AND ANTI-SUBMARINE OPERATIONS. CONTINUED IN NAVAL SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED. ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.