Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Noank, Connecticut
Honored By
The Patterson Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK; ENGINE MAN SCHOOL SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NAVAL TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA; RECEIVING STATION NAVY 128 PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII; ABOARD USS LIBRA AKA-12 AND USS GENERAL O. H. ERNST AP-133. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.