Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Scalesmound, Illinois
Honored By
The Casper Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, ABOARD USS ST. LOUIS CL-49, USS SEA LEOPARD SS-483, USS FALCON ASR-2, NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS V-12 PURDUE UNIVERSITY AND MIDSHIPMAN DETACHMENT QUONSET POINT, RHODE ISLAND. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 6 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.