Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lafayette, Louisiana
Honored By
COL (Ret) Calvin J. Washispack
ENLISTED U.S. NAVY IN 1943. HE EARNED THE AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA CAMPAIGN RIBBON. HE SPENT TIME ABOARD THE USS MOUNT VERNON AP-22 TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP.