Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Carroll, Nebraska
Honored By
The Morris Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION ABOARD USS SEVERN AO-61, RECEIVING STATION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; RECEIVING STATION NEW YORK, NEW YORK; RECEIVING STATION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK; NAVAL TRAINING CENTER SAMPSON, NEW YORK; USS PRESIDENT JACKSON APA-18, RECEIVING STATION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, USS VULCAN AR-5, USS LST-533 AND SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.