Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Groton, Connecticut
Honored By
The Gardner Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK; USS ALCOR AR-10, RECEIVING STATION SOUTH ANNEX NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; USS ROPER APD-20, RECEIVING STATION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA AND NAVAL BERTHING FACILITY TOMPKINSVILLE STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, MERITORIOUS MAST AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.