Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Russellville, Kentucky
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; ABOARD USS PARKER DD-604; USS BASS SS-164; SUBMARINE RELIEF CREW 5; NAVY 3002, SUBIC BAY, LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS; AND USS CHUB SS-329. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH BRONZE SERVICE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.