Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bluff Springs, Florida
Honored By
Justine Reade & Milton, Johnnie, Sharon & Sandra
Relationship
Wife & Children
SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY DURING WWII. STATIONED ON THE BOGUE CLASS ESCORT CARRIER USS CARD (AVG-11/CVE-11) AND PARTICIPATED IN ANTI-SUBMARINE PATROLS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN. ASSISTED IN SINKING EIGHT GERMAN U-BOATS. AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH TWO BRONZE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.