Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Honored By
The Reed Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION ABOARD USS R-2 (SS-79), USS SHAD SS-235, SUBMARINE DIVISION 301, USS BLUEFISH SS-222 AND USS CHARR SS-328. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA WITH 3 STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.