Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Jacksonville, Alabama
Honored By
David P. Norton
CHIEF PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS. ENTERED THE NAVY SERVICE IN LATE 1943 AND WAS DISCHARGED IN 1946. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. COMMANDED A NAVY LST THAT FERRIED COMBAT INFANTRY TO THE MARSHALL ISLANDS PLUS OTHER AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT DESIGNATIONS.