Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
The Yakimchuk Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, ABOARD USS SEMMES DD-189, RECEIVING STATION NAVY YARD PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA AND USS WOOLSEY DD-437. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.