Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Winter Haven, Florida
Honored By
The Farley Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS ABOARD USS OSPREY AM-56, USS O-10 (SS-71), USS BLUEGILL SS-242, USS PUFFER SS-268, USS BREAM SS-243, AND WITH SUBMARINE DIVISION 181 (RELIEF CREW). AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER STAR, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH 1 STAR, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA WITH 3 GOLD STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, 2 COMMANDING OFFICER COMMENDATIONS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.