Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New London, Connecticut
Honored By
Lorna C. Patterson
Relationship
Daughter
YEARS OF SERVICE: 10 JULY 1942 - 28 DECEMBER 1946. GUNNER'S MATE FIRST CLASS. ATTENDED THE NAVAL TRAINING CENTER AND GUNNER'S MATE SCHOOL AT NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND. STATIONED AT THE NAVAL OPERATING BASE, LONDONDERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND. SERVED ABOARD THE USS ONEIDA APA 221. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.