Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Fresno, California
Honored By
The Norton Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; RECEIVING STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; SUBMARINE DIVISION 41, ABOARD USS PLUNGER SS-179, SUBMARINE BASE PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, USS SNAPPER SS-185 AND USS KIDD DD661. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.