Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Widemouth, West Virginia
Honored By
The Gordon Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT; ABOARD USS FLYING FISH SS-229 AND NAVAL TRAINING CENTER SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.