Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Winchester, Illinois
Honored By
U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc.
Relationship
Shipmates
MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE SECOND CLASS PETTY OFFICER. KILLED IN ACTION WITH ALL HANDS ONBOARD USS AMBERJACK SS-219. DECORATIONS: PURPLE HEART. USS AMBERJACK WAS SUNK BY JAPANESE AERIAL BOMBS AND SURFACE CRAFT ON FEBRUARY 16, 1943 AND WENT DOWN WITH 74 OFFICERS AND MEN.