Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Family
ENLISTED AFTER COLLEGE IN 1942 AND COMPLETED NAVAL OFFICER TRAINING AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY IN ANNAPOLIS. COMMISSIONED LIEUTENANT IN 1942. SERVED AS COMMANDER OF LCI 345 IN PACIFIC FLEET AT GUAM, SAIPAN, TINIAN, KWAJALEIN AND IWO JIMA. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945.