Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sutton, West Virginia
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS ABOARD USS TENNESSEE BB-43, USS BULMER DD-222, USS RONQUIL SS-396, USS SEGUNDO SS-398 AND USS SPERRY AS-12. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.