Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hanford, California
Honored By
Thomas Harold R. Bradler
Relationship
Nephew
AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE 2ND CLASS. SURVIVED THE SINKING OF USS BISMARCK SEA CVE-95 ON FEBRUARY 21, 1945 DURING THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA IN THE PACIFIC, THEN SERVED ON USS MIDWAY CVB-41 IN THE ATLANTIC. AWARDS: NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL,AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL W/ ONE BRONZE STAR AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON W/ TWO BRONZE STARS.