Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Covington, Kentucky
Honored By
LCT Flotillas of World War II
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER ABOARD LCT-781. MADE INVASION OF LEYTE, THE PHILIPPINES ON OCTOBER 20, 1944. DUE TO DAMAGE TO LCT, OPERATED IN THAT AREA UNTIL 1946. RECEIVED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC STAR, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL AND PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 STARS.