Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Portland, Oregon
Honored By
The Flaman Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 43 (FLAG), USS POMPANO SS-491, COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 44 (FLAG), USS SNOOK SS-279, COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 141 (FLAG), USS TIRANTE SS-420, COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 322, USS SC-707 AND USS PC-564. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 1 STAR, NAVY UNIT CITATION, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA WITH 5 STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH 1 STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.